Reviewing San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT) and Pioneer Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:POGS)

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

Profitability

This table compares San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and Pioneer Oil & Gas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust	-379.07%	-6.18%	-5.07%
Pioneer Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.4% of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pioneer Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and Pioneer Oil & Gas”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust	$7.03 million	39.91	$5.16 million	N/A	N/A
Pioneer Oil & Gas	$220,000.00	1.51	-$140,000.00	N/A	N/A

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Pioneer Oil & Gas.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for San Juan Basin Royalty Trust and Pioneer Oil & Gas, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust	1	0	0	0	1.00
Pioneer Oil & Gas	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust beats Pioneer Oil & Gas on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About San Juan Basin Royalty Trust

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust operates as an express trust in Texas. The company has a 75% net overriding royalty interest in Southland’s oil and natural gas interests in properties located in the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico. It also owns subject interests consist of working interests, royalty interests, overriding royalty interests, and other contractual rights in 119,000 net-producing acres in San Juan, Rio Arriba, and Sandoval Counties of northwestern New Mexico. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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.