Hugoton Royalty Trust (HGTXU) and The Competition Critical Analysis

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.0% of Hugoton Royalty 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hugoton Royalty Trust and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hugoton Royalty Trust	$11.53 million	N/A	1.04
Hugoton Royalty Trust Competitors	$83.23 million	$18.27 million	28.11

Hugoton Royalty Trust’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Hugoton Royalty Trust. Hugoton Royalty 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.

Profitability

This table compares Hugoton Royalty Trust and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hugoton Royalty Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hugoton Royalty Trust Competitors	57.69%	1,199.90%	167.41%

Volatility & Risk

Hugoton Royalty Trust has a beta of -0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 173% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hugoton Royalty Trust’s peers have a beta of 0.32, suggesting that their average stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hugoton Royalty Trust peers beat Hugoton Royalty Trust on 8 of the 8 factors compared.

About Hugoton Royalty Trust

Hugoton Royalty Trust operates as an express trust in the United States. It holds 80% net profits interests in various natural gas producing working interest properties in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming under conveyances. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas.