Groove Botanicals (OTCMKTS:GRVE) vs. ECA Marcellus Trust I (OTCMKTS:ECT) Critical Comparison

Profitability

This table compares Groove Botanicals and ECA Marcellus Trust I’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Groove Botanicals	N/A	N/A	-5,800.49%
ECA Marcellus Trust I	46.53%	4.37%	4.32%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Groove Botanicals and ECA Marcellus Trust I”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Groove Botanicals	N/A	N/A	-$200,000.00	N/A	N/A
ECA Marcellus Trust I	$4.15 million	1.70	$2.90 million	N/A	N/A

ECA Marcellus Trust I has higher revenue and earnings than Groove Botanicals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.0% of ECA Marcellus Trust I shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.1% of Groove Botanicals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Groove Botanicals has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECA Marcellus Trust I has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ECA Marcellus Trust I beats Groove Botanicals on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Groove Botanicals

Groove Botanicals, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas producer. It also focuses on assembling a portfolio of EV battery technologies. The company was formerly known as Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc. and changed its name to Groove Botanicals, Inc. in May 2018. Groove Botanicals, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About ECA Marcellus Trust I

ECA Marcellus Trust I is a statutory trust. It owns royalty interest in producing wells and development wells. It also acquires horizontal natural gas development wells to be drilled to the Marcellus Shale formation. The company was founded in March 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.