MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO) & Pioneer Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:POGS) Financial Review

Pioneer Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:POGS) and MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Pioneer Oil & Gas and MV Oil Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pioneer Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A
MV Oil Trust	93.90%	N/A	401.81%

Volatility & Risk

Pioneer Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MV Oil Trust has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Pioneer Oil & Gas and MV Oil Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pioneer Oil & Gas	0	0	0	0	0.00
MV Oil Trust	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.5% of MV Oil Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Pioneer Oil & Gas and MV Oil Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pioneer Oil & Gas	$220,000.00	1.51	-$140,000.00	N/A	N/A
MV Oil Trust	$18.58 million	3.26	$17.65 million	$1.26	4.18

MV Oil Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Pioneer Oil & Gas.

Summary

MV Oil Trust beats Pioneer Oil & Gas on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pioneer Oil & Gas

Pioneer Oil and Gas engages in acquiring, developing, producing, and selling oil and gas properties to companies located in the continental United States. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in South Jordan, Utah.

About MV Oil Trust

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