Toro (NASDAQ:TORO – Get Free Report) and Mesa Royalty Trust (NYSE:MTR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Toro and Mesa Royalty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Toro | 16.42% | 2.04% | 1.17% |
| Mesa Royalty Trust | 60.59% | 9.17% | 8.82% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.7% of Toro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.7% of Mesa Royalty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Toro and Mesa Royalty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Toro | $24.40 million | 3.79 | $5.93 million | ($0.11) | -39.18 |
| Mesa Royalty Trust | $600,000.00 | 6.18 | $510,000.00 | $0.16 | 12.47 |
Toro has higher revenue and earnings than Mesa Royalty Trust. Toro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mesa Royalty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Toro and Mesa Royalty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Toro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Mesa Royalty Trust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Volatility & Risk
Toro has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesa Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Mesa Royalty Trust beats Toro on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Toro
Toro Corp., a shipping company, acquires, owns, charters, and operates oceangoing tanker vessels and provides seaborne transportation services for crude oil LPG, and refined petroleum products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Aframax/LR2 Tanker, Handysize Tanker, and LPG Carrier. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of one Handysize tanker vessel; one Aframax/LR2 vessel; and four LPG carrier vessels with an aggregate cargo carrying capacity of 0.1 million deadweight ton. Toro Corp. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.
About Mesa Royalty Trust
Mesa Royalty Trust owns overriding royalty interests in various oil and gas producing properties in the United States. It holds interests in properties located in the Hugoton field of Kansas; and the San Juan Basin field of Northwestern New Mexico and Southwestern Colorado. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Houston, Texas.
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