Comparing Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS) & The Competition

Profitability

This table compares Marine Petroleum Trust and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marine Petroleum Trust	70.17%	75.91%	75.91%
Marine Petroleum Trust Competitors	57.69%	1,199.90%	167.41%

Volatility and Risk

Marine Petroleum Trust has a beta of -0.08, meaning that its share price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marine Petroleum Trust’s competitors have a beta of 0.33, meaning that their average share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Marine Petroleum Trust and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marine Petroleum Trust	$1.04 million	$710,000.00	11.92
Marine Petroleum Trust Competitors	$82.64 million	$18.27 million	26.45

Marine Petroleum Trust’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Marine Petroleum Trust. Marine Petroleum Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.8% of Marine Petroleum Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.4% of shares of all “OIL – US RYLTY TR” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of shares of all “OIL – US RYLTY TR” companies are held by insiders. 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.

Dividends

Marine Petroleum Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Marine Petroleum Trust pays out 118.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “OIL – US RYLTY TR” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.1% and pay out 133.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Marine Petroleum Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Marine Petroleum Trust competitors beat Marine Petroleum Trust on 8 of the 11 factors compared.

Marine Petroleum Trust Company Profile

Marine Petroleum Trust, together with its subsidiary, Marine Petroleum Corporation, operates as a royalty trust in the United States. It has overriding royalty interest in oil and natural gas leases in the Central and Western areas of the Gulf of Mexico off the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. Marine Petroleum Trust was founded in 1956 and is based in Dallas, Texas.