Financial Contrast: Houston American Energy (NYSE:HUSA) versus PermRock Royalty Trust (NYSE:PRT)

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Houston American Energy and PermRock Royalty Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Houston American Energy	$560,180.00	30.24	-$3.21 million	($0.73)	-1.48
PermRock Royalty Trust	$6.06 million	8.07	$6.26 million	$0.42	9.57

PermRock Royalty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Houston American Energy. Houston American Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PermRock Royalty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Houston American Energy and PermRock Royalty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Houston American Energy	-544.15%	-6.10%	-5.86%
PermRock Royalty Trust	85.33%	6.93%	6.81%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.2% of Houston American Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of PermRock Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Houston American Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Houston American Energy has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PermRock Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PermRock Royalty Trust beats Houston American Energy on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Houston American Energy

Houston American Energy Corp., an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development, and production of natural gas, crude oil, and condensate. Its principal properties are located primarily in the Texas Permian Basin, the South American country of Colombia, and the onshore Louisiana Gulf Coast region. The company is based in Houston, Texas.

About PermRock Royalty Trust

PermRock Royalty Trust operates as a statutory trust. It owns interests in the oil and natural gas producing properties. The company's underlying properties include 22,394 net acres in the Permian Basin. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Dallas, Texas.