Head-To-Head Review: AMEN Properties (AMEN) & The Competition

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.8% of shares of all “INTERNET CONTENT” companies are held by institutional investors. 30.3% of AMEN Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of shares of all “INTERNET CONTENT” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares AMEN Properties and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMEN Properties	182.84%	30.63%	26.22%
AMEN Properties Competitors	10.69%	2.01%	2.98%

Risk and Volatility

AMEN Properties has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMEN Properties’ peers have a beta of 0.79, suggesting that their average share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

AMEN Properties pays an annual dividend of $40.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. AMEN Properties pays out 757.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “INTERNET CONTENT” companies pay a dividend yield of 7.2% and pay out 601.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. AMEN Properties lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AMEN Properties	$2.35 million	$1.70 million	107.01
AMEN Properties Competitors	$991.14 million	$136.16 million	-3.63

AMEN Properties’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than AMEN Properties. AMEN Properties 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.

Summary

AMEN Properties peers beat AMEN Properties on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

About AMEN Properties

AMEN Properties, Inc. owns oil and gas royalty and working interests in various oil and gas properties in the United States. It holds interests in oil gas and gas royalties through its ownership of SFF Royalty, LLC; and 100% interests in SFF Production, LLC. The company was formerly known as Crosswalk.com, Inc. and changed its name to AMEN Properties, Inc. in October 2002. AMEN Properties, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Richardson, Texas.