Comparing Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT) & Pioneer Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:POGS)

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cross Timbers Royalty Trust and Pioneer Oil & Gas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	$6.51 million	7.10	$6.54 million	$0.92	8.38
Pioneer Oil & Gas	$220,000.00	3.43	-$140,000.00	N/A	N/A

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

Analyst Ratings

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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.7% of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

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

Summary

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

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.

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.