BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE:BPT) vs. Gibson Energy (OTCMKTS:GBNXF) Financial Survey

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE:BPT) and Gibson Energy (OTCMKTS:GBNXF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibson Energy has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 103.5%. Gibson Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Gibson Energy pays out 155.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust and Gibson Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Gibson Energy	0	0	1	0	3.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust and Gibson Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust	$6.64 million	3.71	$5.60 million	N/A	N/A
Gibson Energy	$8.16 billion	0.33	$158.69 million	$0.78	21.26

Gibson Energy has higher revenue and earnings than BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust.

Profitability

This table compares BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust and Gibson Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust	N/A	-10,476.57%	-9,688.92%
Gibson Energy	1.41%	20.55%	3.81%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.7% of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gibson Energy beats BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust operates as a grantor trust in the United States. It is involved in holding overriding royalty interest in the Prudhoe Bay oil field located on the North Slope of Alaska. The Prudhoe Bay field extends approximately 12 miles by 27 miles and contains approximately 150,000 gross productive acres. BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Gibson Energy

Gibson Energy Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the gathering, storage, optimization, processing, and marketing of liquids and refined products in Canada and the United States. It operates through Infrastructure and Marketing segments. The Infrastructure segment operates a network of liquid infrastructure assets that include oil terminals, rail loading and unloading facilities, gathering pipelines, a crude oil processing facility, and other terminals. The Marketing segment purchases, sells, stores, and optimizes hydrocarbon products, including crude oil, natural gas liquids, road asphalt, roofing flux, frac oils, light and heavy straight run distillates, vacuum gas oil, and an oil-based mud product. It serves producers, refiners, marketers, and integrated companies, as well as exploration and production companies. The company was formerly known as Gibson Energy Holdings ULC and changed its name to Gibson Energy Inc. in April 2011. Gibson Energy Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.