Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) vs. Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:PBT) Critical Comparison

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:PBT) and Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Permian Basin Royalty Trust and Kolibri Global Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	0	1	0	0	2.00
Kolibri Global Energy	0	2	0	0	2.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

28.9% of Permian Basin Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Kolibri Global Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Permian Basin Royalty Trust and Kolibri Global Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	91.96%	9,990.08%	510.19%
Kolibri Global Energy	26.87%	10.93%	7.72%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Permian Basin Royalty Trust and Kolibri Global Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	$16.13 million	93.83	$14.30 million	$0.35	92.77
Kolibri Global Energy	$90.33 million	2.55	$15.48 million	$0.53	12.11

Kolibri Global Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Permian Basin Royalty Trust. Kolibri Global Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permian Basin Royalty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Permian Basin Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kolibri Global Energy has a beta of -0.56, suggesting that its share price is 156% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Permian Basin Royalty Trust beats Kolibri Global Energy on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Permian Basin Royalty Trust

Permian Basin Royalty Trust, an express trust, holds royalty interests in various oil and gas properties in the United States. The company holds a 75% net overriding royalty interest in the Waddell Ranch properties, including Dune, Sand Hills (Judkins), Sand Hills (McKnight), Sand Hills (Tubb), University-Waddell (Devonian) and Waddell fields in Crane County, Texas. It also holds a 95% net overriding royalty in the Texas Royalty properties, which consist of various producing oil fields, such as Yates, Wasson, Sand Hills, East Texas, Kelly-Snyder, Panhandle Regular, N. Cowden, Todd, Keystone, Kermit, McElroy, Howard-Glasscock, Seminole, and others located in Texas. Its Texas Royalty properties comprise approximately 125 separate royalty interests containing approximately 51,000 net producing acres. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

About Kolibri Global Energy

Kolibri Global Energy Inc. engages in the finding and exploiting oil, gas, and clean and sustainable energy in the United States. It sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as BNK Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Kolibri Global Energy Inc. in November 2020. Kolibri Global Energy Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.