MV Oil Trust (MVO) Competitors

Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) and MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RNGR or MVO?

Ranger Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than MV Oil Trust. MV Oil Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ranger Energy Services, 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
Ranger Energy Services	$571.10M	0.49	$18.40M	$0.88	14.03
MV Oil Trust	$18.58M	3.77	$17.65M	$1.31	4.65

Is RNGR or MVO more profitable?

MV Oil Trust has a net margin of 94.10% compared to Ranger Energy Services' net margin of 3.48%. Ranger Energy Services' return on equity of 7.52% beat MV Oil Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ranger Energy Services	3.48%	7.52%	5.42%
MV Oil Trust	94.10%	N/A	374.87%

Does the media prefer RNGR or MVO?

In the previous week, Ranger Energy Services had 3 more articles in the media than MV Oil Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ranger Energy Services and 0 mentions for MV Oil Trust. Ranger Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat MV Oil Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Ranger Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ranger Energy Services	Positive
MV Oil Trust	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, RNGR or MVO?

Ranger Energy Services 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 -0.18, meaning that its share price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RNGR or MVO a better dividend stock?

Ranger Energy Services pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. MV Oil Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Ranger Energy Services pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MV Oil Trust pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ranger Energy Services has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend RNGR or MVO?

Ranger Energy Services currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.26%. Given Ranger Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ranger Energy Services is more favorable than MV Oil Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ranger Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
MV Oil Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RNGR or MVO?

68.1% of Ranger Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of MV Oil Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Ranger Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ranger Energy Services beats MV Oil Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.