Analyzing Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) & Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust (OTCMKTS:GULTU)

Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust (OTCMKTS:GULTU) and Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust and Amplify Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amplify Energy	$307.60 million	0.91	$392.75 million	$0.66	10.67

Amplify Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust and Amplify Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Amplify Energy	0	0	3	0	3.00

Amplify Energy has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.05%. Given Amplify Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust and Amplify Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amplify Energy	8.95%	7.40%	3.86%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Amplify Energy 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

Amplify Energy beats Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust

Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust operates as a statutory trust. It holds a 5% gross overriding royalty interest in future production from the McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC inboard lower tertiary/cretaceous exploration prospects located in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in South Louisiana. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Amplify Energy

Amplify Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company’s properties consist of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as working interests in identified producing wells located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford. The company is based in Houston, Texas.