San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT – Get Free Report) and Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and Riley Exploration Permian”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| San Juan Basin Royalty Trust | $10,000.00 | 15,013.08 | -$390,000.00 | ($0.01) | -322.10 |
| Riley Exploration Permian | $578.21 million | 1.58 | $111.59 million | $4.64 | 8.89 |
Riley Exploration Permian has higher revenue and earnings than San Juan Basin Royalty Trust. San Juan Basin Royalty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Riley Exploration Permian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
10.4% of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and Riley Exploration Permian, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| San Juan Basin Royalty Trust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Riley Exploration Permian | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.25 |
Riley Exploration Permian has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.29%. Given Riley Exploration Permian’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than San Juan Basin Royalty Trust.
Risk & Volatility
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riley Exploration Permian has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and Riley Exploration Permian’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| San Juan Basin Royalty Trust | N/A | -37.45% | -29.01% |
| Riley Exploration Permian | 28.48% | 23.82% | 11.31% |
Summary
Riley Exploration Permian beats San Juan Basin Royalty Trust on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust operates as an express trust in Texas. The company has a 75% net overriding royalty interest in Southland’s oil and natural gas interests in properties located in the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico. It also owns subject interests consist of working interests, royalty interests, overriding royalty interests, and other contractual rights in 119,000 net-producing acres in San Juan, Rio Arriba, and Sandoval Counties of northwestern New Mexico. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
About Riley Exploration Permian
Riley Exploration Permian, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in Texas and New Mexico. The company's activities are primarily focused on the Northwest Shelf and Yeso trend of the Permian Basin. Its acreage is primarily located on contiguous blocks in Yoakum County, Texas; and Eddy County, New Mexico. Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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