Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL) Competitors

Permianville Royalty Trust (NYSE:PVL) and Gran Tierra Energy (NYSE:GTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, PVL or GTE?

Permianville Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PVL or GTE?

6.8% of Permianville Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor PVL or GTE?

In the previous week, Gran Tierra Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Permianville Royalty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy and 4 mentions for Permianville Royalty Trust. Gran Tierra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Permianville Royalty Trust's score of 1.04 indicating that Gran Tierra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Permianville Royalty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gran Tierra Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PVL or GTE?

Permianville Royalty Trust received 177 more outperform votes than Gran Tierra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Gran Tierra Energy an outperform vote while only 60.26% of users gave Permianville Royalty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Permianville Royalty Trust	Outperform Votes 182 60.26%	Underperform Votes 120 39.74%
Gran Tierra Energy	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%

Is PVL or GTE more profitable?

Permianville Royalty Trust has a net margin of 12.60% compared to Gran Tierra Energy's net margin of 7.17%. Permianville Royalty Trust's return on equity of 13.73% beat Gran Tierra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permianville Royalty Trust	12.60%	13.73%	13.67%
Gran Tierra Energy	7.17%	11.36%	3.28%

Which has better valuation and earnings, PVL or GTE?

Permianville Royalty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gran Tierra Energy. Permianville Royalty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gran Tierra Energy, 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
Permianville Royalty Trust	$4.26M	11.74	$10.60M	$0.09	16.83
Gran Tierra Energy	$621.85M	0.27	-$6.29M	$0.16	29.65

Summary

Gran Tierra Energy beats Permianville Royalty Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.