Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP – Get Free Report) and San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:SJT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Imperial Petroleum and San Juan Basin Royalty Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Imperial Petroleum | $161.00 million | 1.60 | $49.98 million | $1.91 | 2.96 |
| San Juan Basin Royalty Trust | $10,000.00 | 14,076.22 | -$390,000.00 | ($0.01) | -302.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Imperial Petroleum and San Juan Basin Royalty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Imperial Petroleum | 36.76% | 16.92% | 15.92% |
| San Juan Basin Royalty Trust | N/A | -37.45% | -29.01% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
94.4% of Imperial Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.4% of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Imperial Petroleum shares are owned 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 & Volatility
Imperial Petroleum has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, San Juan Basin Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Imperial Petroleum and San Juan Basin Royalty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Imperial Petroleum | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| San Juan Basin Royalty Trust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Imperial Petroleum presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.01%. Given Imperial Petroleum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Imperial Petroleum is more favorable than San Juan Basin Royalty Trust.
Summary
Imperial Petroleum beats San Juan Basin Royalty Trust on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Imperial Petroleum
Imperial Petroleum Inc. provides international seaborne transportation services to oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders. It carries refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemicals, crude oils, iron ore, coal and grains, and minor bulks, such as bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. As of April 1, 2024, the company owned and operated a fleet of six medium range refined petroleum product tankers; one Aframax tanker; two suezmax tankers; and two handysize drybulk carriers with a total capacity of 791,000 deadweight tons. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.
About San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust operates as an express trust in Texas. The company has a 75% net overriding royalty interest in Southland’s oil and natural gas interests in properties located in the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico. It also owns subject interests consist of working interests, royalty interests, overriding royalty interests, and other contractual rights in 119,000 net-producing acres in San Juan, Rio Arriba, and Sandoval Counties of northwestern New Mexico. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
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