Pioneer Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:POGS) vs. Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT) Head to Head Comparison

Pioneer Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:POGS) and Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Pioneer Oil & Gas and Cross Timbers Royalty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pioneer Oil & Gas	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.7% of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Pioneer Oil & Gas and Cross Timbers Royalty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pioneer Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	84.24%	231.09%	139.29%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pioneer Oil & Gas and Cross Timbers Royalty Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pioneer Oil & Gas	$220,000.00	3.43	-$140,000.00	N/A	N/A
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	$6.62 million	6.97	$6.54 million	$0.92	8.35

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Pioneer Oil & Gas.

Risk & Volatility

Pioneer Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cross Timbers Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust beats Pioneer Oil & Gas on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pioneer Oil & Gas

Pioneer Oil and Gas engages in acquiring, developing, producing, and selling oil and gas properties to companies located in the continental United States. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in South Jordan, Utah.

About Cross Timbers Royalty Trust

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust operates as an express trust in the United States. It holds 90% net profits interests in certain producing and nonproducing royalty and overriding royalty interest properties in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico; and 75% net profits working interest in four properties in Texas and three properties in Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Dallas, Texas.