Analyzing Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE:SBR) and Pioneer Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:POGS)

Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE:SBR) 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 analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sabine Royalty Trust	0	1	0	0	2.00
Pioneer Oil & Gas	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk & Volatility

Sabine Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pioneer Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.8% of Sabine Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sabine Royalty Trust and Pioneer Oil & Gas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sabine Royalty Trust	$82.92 million	13.63	$79.64 million	$5.43	14.27
Pioneer Oil & Gas	$220,000.00	1.78	-$140,000.00	N/A	N/A

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sabine Royalty Trust	94.85%	866.81%	819.46%
Pioneer Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Sabine Royalty Trust beats Pioneer Oil & Gas on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sabine Royalty Trust

Sabine Royalty Trust holds royalty and mineral interests in various producing oil and gas properties in the United States. Its royalty and mineral interests include landowner's royalties, overriding royalty interests, minerals, production payments, and other similar non-participatory interest in certain producing and proved undeveloped oil and gas properties located in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Sabine Royalty Trust was founded in 1982 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.