MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO) Lowered to Hold at StockNews.com

StockNews.com downgraded shares of MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVOFree Report) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report published on Monday.

MV Oil Trust Stock Performance

MV Oil Trust stock opened at $9.28 on Monday. MV Oil Trust has a twelve month low of $8.42 and a twelve month high of $13.95. The firm has a market cap of $106.72 million, a PE ratio of 6.07 and a beta of 0.76. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $9.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.52.

MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVOGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 9th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $4.02 million during the quarter.

MV Oil Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 25th. Investors of record on Monday, July 15th were issued a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 15th. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 17.67%. This is an increase from MV Oil Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. MV Oil Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 107.19%.

Institutional Trading of MV Oil Trust

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MVO. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. raised its holdings in shares of MV Oil Trust by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. now owns 67,103 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in MV Oil Trust by 176.4% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 32,576 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $307,000 after buying an additional 20,791 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RIA Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MV Oil Trust in the first quarter worth about $128,000. 3.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

MV Oil Trust Company Profile

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MV Oil Trust acquires and holds term net profits interests in the oil and natural gas properties of MV Partners, LLC. Its properties wells located in the Mid-Continent region in the states of Kansas and Colorado. MV Oil Trust was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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