Head to Head Analysis: PHX Minerals (NYSE:PHX) & GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI)

GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI) and PHX Minerals (NYSE:PHX) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares GSV and PHX Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A
PHX Minerals	12.33%	4.16%	3.12%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.2% of PHX Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.7% of GSV shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of PHX Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for GSV and PHX Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GSV	0	0	0	0	0.00
PHX Minerals	0	0	1	0	3.00

PHX Minerals has a consensus price target of $4.30, indicating a potential upside of 8.59%. Given PHX Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PHX Minerals is more favorable than GSV.

Risk and Volatility

GSV has a beta of -162.34, meaning that its stock price is 16,334% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PHX Minerals has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GSV and PHX Minerals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PHX Minerals	$44.46 million	3.34	$13.92 million	$0.13	30.46

PHX Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than GSV.

Summary

PHX Minerals beats GSV on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GSV

GSV, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration company. It operates oil and gas wells in Louisiana; and oil and gas prospects in Texas. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Westport, Connecticut.

About PHX Minerals

PHX Minerals Inc. operates as a natural gas and oil mineral company in the United States. The company produces and sells natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. Its principal properties are located in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Arkansas. The company sells its products to various purchasers, including pipeline and marketing companies. The company was formerly known as Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. and changed its name to PHX Minerals Inc. in October 2020. PHX Minerals Inc. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.