Royale Energy (ROYL) versus Its Peers Financial Comparison

Royale Energy (OTCMKTS:ROYL) is one of 270 public companies in the “Crude petroleum & natural gas” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Royale Energy to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

54.0% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are held by institutional investors. 61.8% of Royale Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Royale Energy and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royale Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
Royale Energy Competitors	2131	11449	15915	598	2.50

As a group, “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies have a potential upside of 25.39%. Given Royale Energy’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Royale Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Royale Energy has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royale Energy’s peers have a beta of -14.85, meaning that their average share price is 1,585% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Royale Energy and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Royale Energy	$2.16 million	-$1.83 million	-1.19
Royale Energy Competitors	$756.71 billion	$1.11 billion	-682.23

Royale Energy’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Royale Energy. Royale Energy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Royale Energy and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royale Energy	-117.54%	N/A	N/A
Royale Energy Competitors	-1.63%	6.96%	6.59%

Summary

Royale Energy peers beat Royale Energy on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

Royale Energy Company Profile

Royale Energy, Inc. acquires, explores for, develops, produces, and sells oil and natural gas properties in the United States. Its principal operations are located in the Sacramento Basin and San Joaquin Basin in California, as well as in Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Colorado. Royale Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in El Cajon, California.