Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL) Competitors

Permianville Royalty Trust (NYSE:PVL) and Gran Tierra Energy (NYSE:GTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PVL or GTE?

Permianville Royalty Trust received 177 more outperform votes than Gran Tierra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Gran Tierra Energy an outperform vote while only 60.26% of users gave Permianville Royalty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Permianville Royalty Trust	Outperform Votes 182 60.26%	Underperform Votes 120 39.74%
Gran Tierra Energy	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%

Does the media prefer PVL or GTE?

In the previous week, Gran Tierra Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Permianville Royalty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy and 1 mentions for Permianville Royalty Trust. Permianville Royalty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Gran Tierra Energy's score of 0.98 indicating that Permianville Royalty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Permianville Royalty Trust	Positive
Gran Tierra Energy	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, PVL or GTE?

Permianville Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PVL or GTE more profitable?

Permianville Royalty Trust has a net margin of 12.60% compared to Gran Tierra Energy's net margin of 7.17%. Permianville Royalty Trust's return on equity of 13.73% beat Gran Tierra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permianville Royalty Trust	12.60%	13.73%	13.67%
Gran Tierra Energy	7.17%	11.36%	3.28%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PVL or GTE?

Permianville Royalty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gran Tierra Energy. Permianville Royalty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gran Tierra Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Permianville Royalty Trust	$4.26M	11.20	$10.60M	$0.09	16.06
Gran Tierra Energy	$621.85M	0.25	-$6.29M	$0.16	27.59

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PVL or GTE?

6.8% of Permianville Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Permianville Royalty Trust beats Gran Tierra Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.