North European Oil Royality Trust (NYSE:NRT) & Pioneer Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:POGS) Critical Survey

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.0% of North European Oil Royality Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of North European Oil Royality Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

North European Oil Royality Trust has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pioneer Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares North European Oil Royality Trust and Pioneer Oil & Gas”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
North European Oil Royality Trust	$5.78 million	8.28	$5.06 million	$0.51	10.21
Pioneer Oil & Gas	$220,000.00	2.10	-$140,000.00	N/A	N/A

North European Oil Royality Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Pioneer Oil & Gas.

Profitability

This table compares North European Oil Royality Trust and Pioneer Oil & Gas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North European Oil Royality Trust	88.34%	379.51%	215.62%
Pioneer Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

North European Oil Royality Trust beats Pioneer Oil & Gas on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About North European Oil Royality Trust

North European Oil Royalty Trust, a grantor trust, holds overriding royalty rights covering gas and oil production in various concessions or leases in the Federal Republic of Germany. The company also has rights under contracts with German exploration and development subsidiaries of ExxonMobil Corp. and the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies. In addition, it holds royalties for the sale of gas well gas, oil well gas, crude oil, condensate, and sulfur. North European Oil Royalty Trust was founded in 1975 and is based in Keene, New Hampshire.

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.