MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO – Get Free Report) and Genel Energy (OTCMKTS:GEGYY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MV Oil Trust and Genel Energy’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio MV Oil Trust $27.20 million 5.31 $25.53 million N/A N/A Genel Energy $432.70 million 0.79 -$7.30 million N/A N/A

MV Oil Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genel Energy.

Profitability

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MV Oil Trust 93.03% N/A 364.12% Genel Energy N/A N/A N/A

Dividends

This table compares MV Oil Trust and Genel Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

MV Oil Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Genel Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.2%.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for MV Oil Trust and Genel Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MV Oil Trust 0 0 0 0 N/A Genel Energy 0 0 0 0 N/A

Volatility & Risk

MV Oil Trust has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genel Energy has a beta of -0.05, meaning that its share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.1% of MV Oil Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MV Oil Trust beats Genel Energy on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MV Oil Trust

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MV Oil Trust acquires and holds term net profits interests in the oil and natural gas properties of MV Partners, LLC. Its properties include approximately 860 producing oil and gas wells located in the Mid-Continent region in the states of Kansas and Colorado. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Genel Energy

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Genel Energy plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. It operates through two segments, Production and Pre-production. The Production segment holds a 25% working interest in the Tawke PSC; 44% working interest in the Taq Taq PSC; and 30% working interest in the Sarta PSC located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The Pre-Production segment holds a 50% working interest in Odewayne and 51% working interest in SL10B13 block located in Somaliland; and 75% working interest in Lagzira block in Morocco. Genel Energy plc is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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