Reviewing Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS) & The Competition

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.8% of Marine Petroleum 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Marine Petroleum Trust has a beta of -0.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marine Petroleum Trust’s rivals have a beta of 0.33, meaning that their average stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Marine Petroleum Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Marine Petroleum Trust pays out 118.9% 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 9.0% and pay out 133.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Marine Petroleum Trust is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Marine Petroleum Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marine Petroleum Trust	70.17%	75.91%	75.91%
Marine Petroleum Trust Competitors	57.69%	1,199.90%	167.41%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Marine Petroleum Trust and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marine Petroleum Trust	$1.04 million	$710,000.00	12.46
Marine Petroleum Trust Competitors	$79.05 million	$18.27 million	27.73

Marine Petroleum Trust’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Marine Petroleum Trust. Marine Petroleum Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Marine Petroleum Trust rivals beat Marine Petroleum Trust on 8 of the 11 factors compared.

Marine Petroleum Trust Company Profile

Marine Petroleum Trust, together with its subsidiary, Marine Petroleum Corporation, operates as a royalty trust in the United States. It has overriding royalty interest in oil and natural gas leases in the Central and Western areas of the Gulf of Mexico off the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. Marine Petroleum Trust was founded in 1956 and is based in Dallas, Texas.