Epsilon Energy (EPSN) Competitors

Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) and MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media refer more to EPSN or MVO?

In the previous week, Epsilon Energy had 1 more articles in the media than MV Oil Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Epsilon Energy and 1 mentions for MV Oil Trust. MV Oil Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Epsilon Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that MV Oil Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Epsilon Energy	Neutral
MV Oil Trust	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EPSN or MVO?

60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of MV Oil Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate EPSN or MVO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Epsilon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
MV Oil Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EPSN or MVO?

MV Oil Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Epsilon Energy. MV Oil Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epsilon Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Epsilon Energy	$30.73M	3.84	$6.95M	$0.31	17.39
MV Oil Trust	$18.07M	6.40	$16.79M	$1.47	6.84

Is EPSN or MVO more profitable?

MV Oil Trust has a net margin of 92.93% compared to Epsilon Energy's net margin of 22.60%. Epsilon Energy's return on equity of 6.81% beat MV Oil Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Epsilon Energy	22.60%	6.81%	5.67%
MV Oil Trust	92.93%	N/A	274.77%

Is EPSN or MVO a better dividend stock?

Epsilon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. MV Oil Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Epsilon Energy pays out 80.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MV Oil Trust pays out 89.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EPSN or MVO?

MV Oil Trust received 147 more outperform votes than Epsilon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.54% of users gave Epsilon Energy an outperform vote while only 60.82% of users gave MV Oil Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Epsilon Energy	Outperform Votes 16 61.54%	Underperform Votes 10 38.46%
MV Oil Trust	Outperform Votes 163 60.82%	Underperform Votes 105 39.18%

Which has more volatility & risk, EPSN or MVO?

Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MV Oil Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MV Oil Trust beats Epsilon Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.