Head-To-Head Analysis: Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT) & Tamarack Valley Energy (OTCMKTS:TNEYF)

Tamarack Valley Energy (OTCMKTS:TNEYF) and Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Tamarack Valley Energy and Cross Timbers Royalty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tamarack Valley Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	88.84%	291.46%	189.42%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tamarack Valley Energy and Cross Timbers Royalty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tamarack Valley Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.44	6.58
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	$8.63 million	7.68	$13.13 million	$1.57	7.03

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Tamarack Valley Energy. Tamarack Valley Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cross Timbers Royalty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.5% of Tamarack Valley Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tamarack Valley Energy and Cross Timbers Royalty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamarack Valley Energy	0	1	0	0	2.00
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A

Tamarack Valley Energy presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 73.01%. Given Tamarack Valley Energy’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tamarack Valley Energy is more favorable than Cross Timbers Royalty Trust.

Summary

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust beats Tamarack Valley Energy on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tamarack Valley Energy

Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. acquires, explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin. Its oil and natural gas properties are the Cardium, Clearwater, Charlie Lake, and Enhanced Oil Recovery assets located in the province of Alberta, Canada. The company was formerly known as Tango Energy Inc. and changed its name to Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. in June 2010. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Cross Timbers Royalty Trust

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust operates as an express trust in the United States. It holds 90% net profits interests in certain producing and nonproducing royalty and overriding royalty interest properties in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico; and 75% net profits working interest in four properties in Texas and three properties in Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Dallas, Texas.