Head to Head Contrast: North European Oil Royality Trust (NRT) and Its Rivals

Dividends

North European Oil Royality Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. North European Oil Royality Trust pays out 156.9% 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 8.6% and pay out 133.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares North European Oil Royality Trust and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North European Oil Royality Trust	88.34%	379.51%	215.62%
North European Oil Royality Trust Competitors	57.69%	1,199.90%	167.41%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.0% of North European Oil Royality Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.4% of shares of all “OIL – US RYLTY TR” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of North European Oil Royality Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of shares of all “OIL – US RYLTY TR” companies 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.

Risk and Volatility

North European Oil Royality Trust has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North European Oil Royality Trust’s peers have a beta of 0.32, indicating that their average stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares North European Oil Royality Trust and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
North European Oil Royality Trust	$5.78 million	$5.06 million	9.48
North European Oil Royality Trust Competitors	$82.91 million	$18.27 million	29.28

North European Oil Royality Trust’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than North European Oil Royality Trust. North European Oil Royality Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

North European Oil Royality Trust peers beat North European Oil Royality Trust on 8 of the 11 factors compared.

About North European Oil Royality Trust

North European Oil Royalty Trust, a grantor trust, holds overriding royalty rights covering gas and oil production in various concessions or leases in the Federal Republic of Germany. The company also has rights under contracts with German exploration and development subsidiaries of ExxonMobil Corp. and the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies. In addition, it holds royalties for the sale of gas well gas, oil well gas, crude oil, condensate, and sulfur. North European Oil Royalty Trust was founded in 1975 and is based in Keene, New Hampshire.