Permianville Royalty Trust (NYSE:PVL – Get Free Report) and Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY – 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, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
6.8% of Permianville Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Permianville Royalty Trust and Amplify Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Permianville Royalty Trust | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Amplify Energy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Permianville Royalty Trust and Amplify Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Permianville Royalty Trust | $7.81 million | 7.65 | $4.72 million | $0.17 | 10.65 |
| Amplify Energy | $213.10 million | 0.82 | $43.97 million | $0.45 | 9.34 |
Amplify Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Permianville Royalty Trust. Amplify Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permianville Royalty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Permianville Royalty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Amplify Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Permianville Royalty Trust pays out 111.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amplify Energy pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Profitability
This table compares Permianville Royalty Trust and Amplify Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Permianville Royalty Trust | 11.30% | 15.04% | 15.03% |
| Amplify Energy | 10.62% | -3.01% | -2.07% |
Volatility & Risk
Permianville Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amplify Energy has a beta of -0.15, suggesting that its stock price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Amplify Energy beats Permianville Royalty Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Permianville Royalty Trust
Permianville Royalty Trust operates as a statutory trust. It is involved in the acquisition and holding of net profits interest representing the right to receive 80% of the net profits from the sale of oil and natural gas production from properties located in the states of Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico. The company was formerly known as Enduro Royalty Trust and changed its name to Permianville Royalty Trust in September 2018. Permianville Royalty Trust was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.
About Amplify Energy
Amplify Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company’s properties consist of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as working interests in identified producing wells located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford. The company is based in Houston, Texas.
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