Comparing BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE:BPT) & MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO)

Risk and Volatility

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MV Oil Trust has a beta of -0.16, indicating that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.7% of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of MV Oil Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust 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
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust	$6.64 million	1.69	-$1.14 million	N/A	N/A
MV Oil Trust	$18.58 million	3.60	$17.65 million	$1.31	4.44

MV Oil Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust.

Profitability

This table compares BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust and MV Oil Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust	N/A	-36.27%	-32.76%
MV Oil Trust	94.10%	N/A	374.87%

Summary

MV Oil Trust beats BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust operates as a grantor trust in the United States. It is involved in holding overriding royalty interest in the Prudhoe Bay oil field located on the North Slope of Alaska. The Prudhoe Bay field extends approximately 12 miles by 27 miles and contains approximately 150,000 gross productive acres. BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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.