Permianville Royalty Trust (NYSE:PVL) and SilverBow Resources (NYSE:SBOW) Head to Head Survey

Permianville Royalty Trust (NYSE:PVL) and SilverBow Resources (NYSE:SBOW) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Permianville Royalty Trust and SilverBow Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permianville Royalty Trust	22.92%	17.89%	17.86%
SilverBow Resources	24.41%	16.48%	7.66%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Permianville Royalty Trust and SilverBow Resources’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Permianville Royalty Trust	$45.21 million	1.13	$10.60 million	$0.30	5.17
SilverBow Resources	$652.36 million	1.44	$297.72 million	$7.40	4.98

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

Risk and Volatility

Permianville Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SilverBow Resources has a beta of 2.58, meaning that its share price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Permianville Royalty Trust and SilverBow Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permianville Royalty Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
SilverBow Resources	0	4	3	0	2.43

SilverBow Resources has a consensus target price of $45.33, indicating a potential upside of 23.12%. Given SilverBow Resources’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SilverBow Resources is more favorable than Permianville Royalty Trust.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

6.8% of Permianville Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of SilverBow Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of SilverBow Resources shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

SilverBow Resources beats Permianville Royalty Trust on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Permianville Royalty Trust

Permianville Royalty Trust operates as a statutory trust. It is involved in the acquisition and holding of net profits interest representing the right to receive 80% of the net profits from the sale of oil and natural gas production from properties located in the states of Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico. The company was formerly known as Enduro Royalty Trust and changed its name to Permianville Royalty Trust in September 2018. Permianville Royalty Trust was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About SilverBow Resources

SilverBow Resources, Inc., an independent oil and gas company, exploration, develops, acquires, and operates oil and natural gas properties in the Eagle Ford shale and Austin Chalk located in South Texas. The company was formerly known as Swift Energy Company and changed its name to SilverBow Resources, Inc. in May 2017. SilverBow Resources, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.