North European Oil Royality Trust (NRT) vs. Its Peers Financial Review

Risk and Volatility

North European Oil Royality Trust has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North European Oil Royality Trust’s competitors have a beta of 0.27, indicating that their average share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.0% of North European Oil Royality Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.4% 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, 6.0% of shares of all “OIL – US RYLTY TR” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

North European Oil Royality Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. 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 9.3% and pay out 120.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares North European Oil Royality Trust and its competitors’ 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	62.32%	1,308.87%	182.55%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares North European Oil Royality Trust and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
North European Oil Royality Trust	$5.78 million	$5.06 million	10.07
North European Oil Royality Trust Competitors	$46.52 million	$16.76 million	51.26

North European Oil Royality Trust’s competitors 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 competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

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

North European Oil Royality Trust Company Profile

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.