Pioneer Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:POGS) & Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) Critical Contrast

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pioneer Oil & Gas and Dorchester Minerals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pioneer Oil & Gas	$220,000.00	3.61	-$140,000.00	N/A	N/A
Dorchester Minerals	$161.52 million	7.25	$89.20 million	$1.72	14.37

Dorchester Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Pioneer Oil & Gas.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.2% of Dorchester Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Dorchester Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Pioneer Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorchester Minerals has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Pioneer Oil & Gas and Dorchester Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pioneer Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dorchester Minerals	47.35%	22.49%	22.12%

Summary

Dorchester Minerals beats Pioneer Oil & Gas on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Dorchester Minerals

Dorchester Minerals, L.P. engages in the acquisition, ownership, and administration of royalty properties in the United States. Its royalty properties include producing and nonproducing mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests in 593 counties and parishes in 28 states; and net profits interests represent net profits overriding royalty interests in various properties owned by the operating partnership. Dorchester Minerals Management LP serves as the general partner of Dorchester Minerals, L.P. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Dallas, Texas.