ECA Marcellus Trust I (OTCMKTS:ECT) versus Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) Head-To-Head Analysis

Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) and ECA Marcellus Trust I (OTCMKTS:ECT) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amplify Energy and ECA Marcellus Trust I”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amplify Energy	$307.60 million	0.71	$392.75 million	$1.54	3.57
ECA Marcellus Trust I	$4.15 million	1.70	$2.90 million	N/A	N/A

Amplify Energy has higher revenue and earnings than ECA Marcellus Trust I.

Volatility and Risk

Amplify Energy has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECA Marcellus Trust I has a beta of 2, meaning that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Amplify Energy and ECA Marcellus Trust I, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amplify Energy	0	0	3	0	3.00
ECA Marcellus Trust I	0	0	0	0	0.00

Amplify Energy presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 81.98%. Given Amplify Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than ECA Marcellus Trust I.

Profitability

This table compares Amplify Energy and ECA Marcellus Trust I’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amplify Energy	20.99%	16.22%	8.79%
ECA Marcellus Trust I	46.53%	4.37%	4.32%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of ECA Marcellus Trust I shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Amplify Energy beats ECA Marcellus Trust I on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amplify Energy

Amplify Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company’s properties consist of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as working interests in identified producing wells located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford. The company is based in Houston, Texas.

About ECA Marcellus Trust I

ECA Marcellus Trust I is a statutory trust. It owns royalty interest in producing wells and development wells. It also acquires horizontal natural gas development wells to be drilled to the Marcellus Shale formation. The company was founded in March 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.