Head to Head Analysis: PHX Minerals (NYSE:PHX) vs. GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI)

GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI) and PHX Minerals (NYSE:PHX) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares GSV and PHX Minerals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PHX Minerals	$44.46 million	3.34	$13.92 million	$0.13	30.46

PHX Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than GSV.

Risk and Volatility

GSV has a beta of -162.34, suggesting that its share price is 16,334% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PHX Minerals has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares GSV and PHX Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A
PHX Minerals	12.33%	4.16%	3.12%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

38.2% of PHX Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 28.7% of GSV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of PHX Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for GSV and PHX Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GSV	0	0	0	0	0.00
PHX Minerals	0	0	1	0	3.00

PHX Minerals has a consensus target price of $4.30, suggesting a potential upside of 8.59%. Given PHX Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PHX Minerals is more favorable than GSV.

Summary

PHX Minerals beats GSV on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GSV

GSV, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration company. It operates oil and gas wells in Louisiana; and oil and gas prospects in Texas. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Westport, Connecticut.

About PHX Minerals

PHX Minerals Inc. operates as a natural gas and oil mineral company in the United States. The company produces and sells natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. Its principal properties are located in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Arkansas. The company sells its products to various purchasers, including pipeline and marketing companies. The company was formerly known as Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. and changed its name to PHX Minerals Inc. in October 2020. PHX Minerals Inc. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.