Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS) Competitors $4.40 -0.11 (-2.42%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.43 +0.03 (+0.66%) As of 08/1/2025 05:25 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MARPS vs. GDST, NYC, ISPO, MCAE, IVCP, MCAG, GROW, INTE, PPHP, and JVSAShould you be buying Marine Petroleum Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marine Petroleum Trust include Goldenstone Acquisition (GDST), American Strategic Investment (NYC), Inspirato (ISPO), Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III (MCAE), Swiftmerge Acquisition (IVCP), Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V (MCAG), U.S. Global Investors (GROW), Integral Acquisition Co. 1 (INTE), PHP Ventures Acquisition (PPHP), and JVSPAC Acquisition (JVSA). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Marine Petroleum Trust vs. Its Competitors Goldenstone Acquisition American Strategic Investment Inspirato Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III Swiftmerge Acquisition Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. V U.S. Global Investors Integral Acquisition Co. 1 PHP Ventures Acquisition JVSPAC Acquisition Marine Petroleum Trust (NASDAQ:MARPS) and Goldenstone Acquisition (NASDAQ:GDST) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Which has more risk & volatility, MARPS or GDST? Marine Petroleum Trust has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Goldenstone Acquisition has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in MARPS or GDST? 1.8% of Marine Petroleum Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Goldenstone Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 42.2% of Goldenstone Acquisition shares are held by insiders. 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. Does the media favor MARPS or GDST? In the previous week, Marine Petroleum Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Goldenstone Acquisition'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Marine Petroleum Trust Neutral Goldenstone Acquisition Neutral Is MARPS or GDST more profitable? Marine Petroleum Trust has a net margin of 70.17% compared to Goldenstone Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Marine Petroleum Trust's return on equity of 75.91% beat Goldenstone Acquisition's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marine Petroleum Trust70.17% 75.91% 75.91% Goldenstone Acquisition N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MARPS or GDST? Marine Petroleum Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Goldenstone Acquisition. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMarine Petroleum Trust$997.98K8.82$710K$0.3711.89Goldenstone AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryMarine Petroleum Trust beats Goldenstone Acquisition on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Marine Petroleum Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MARPS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MARPS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MARPS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMarine Petroleum TrustOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.96M$336.78M$7.83B$9.52BDividend Yield9.45%12.62%10.93%4.09%P/E Ratio11.8943.2976.4723.81Price / Sales8.8216.9027,108.9966.04Price / Cash12.6515.3435.9557.96Price / Book9.1728.013.845.54Net Income$710K$18.03M$4.27B$259.28M7 Day Performance-6.16%6.32%68.66%-4.64%1 Month Performance-7.93%-1.63%76.32%4.41%1 Year Performance13.72%-0.48%98.75%17.95% Marine Petroleum Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MARPSMarine Petroleum Trust1.2027 of 5 stars$4.40-2.4%N/A+13.0%$8.96M$997.98K11.892,021GDSTGoldenstone AcquisitionN/A$10.74flatN/A+7.4%$36.97MN/A0.00N/AGap UpNYCAmerican Strategic Investment1.094 of 5 stars$13.75+1.5%N/A+55.8%$35.69M$58.40M-0.25N/AUpcoming EarningsGap DownISPOInspiratoN/A$2.71-3.9%N/A-67.4%$35.08M$279.86M-1.51770MCAEMountain Crest Acquisition Corp. IIIN/AN/AN/AN/A$35.04MN/A0.002,021IVCPSwiftmerge AcquisitionN/A$4.98-7.1%N/A-53.5%$34.03MN/A-248.772,021Gap UpMCAGMountain Crest Acquisition Corp. VN/A$11.39flatN/AN/A$33.05MN/A0.001GROWU.S. Global Investors1.0004 of 5 stars$2.46-0.8%N/A-9.5%$32.60M$10.98M0.0020News CoverageShort Interest ↑INTEIntegral Acquisition Co. 1N/A$10.40flatN/AN/A$30.05MN/A0.002PPHPPHP Ventures AcquisitionN/A$11.07flatN/AN/A$28.75MN/A-27.673JVSAJVSPAC AcquisitionN/A$3.64-66.0%N/A-64.5%$27.99MN/A0.00N/AGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Goldenstone Acquisition Alternatives American Strategic Investment Alternatives Inspirato Alternatives Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III Alternatives Swiftmerge Acquisition Alternatives Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. 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