Mongolia Energy (OTCMKTS:MOAEF) and Natural Resource Partners (NYSE:NRP) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Mongolia Energy and Natural Resource Partners' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Mongolia Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Natural Resource Partners | -152.62% | -37.70% | -10.04% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
38.8% of Natural Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.3% of Natural Resource Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Mongolia Energy and Natural Resource Partners' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Mongolia Energy | $143.89 million | 0.04 | $184.42 million | N/A | N/A |
Natural Resource Partners | $263.93 million | 0.81 | $-24,460,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Mongolia Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Natural Resource Partners.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Mongolia Energy and Natural Resource Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Mongolia Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Natural Resource Partners | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Natural Resource Partners has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 26.28%. Given Natural Resource Partners' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Natural Resource Partners is more favorable than Mongolia Energy.
Summary
Natural Resource Partners beats Mongolia Energy on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.