Groove Botanicals (OTCMKTS:GRVE) versus Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) Head-To-Head Review

Groove Botanicals (OTCMKTS:GRVE) and Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.2% of Dorchester Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.1% of Groove Botanicals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Dorchester Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Groove Botanicals and Dorchester Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Groove Botanicals	0	0	0	0	N/A
Dorchester Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Groove Botanicals and Dorchester Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Groove Botanicals	N/A	N/A	-9,886.49%
Dorchester Minerals	66.16%	59.40%	57.38%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Groove Botanicals and Dorchester Minerals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Groove Botanicals	N/A	N/A	-$200,000.00	N/A	N/A
Dorchester Minerals	$161.35 million	7.97	$110.39 million	$2.57	12.49

Dorchester Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Groove Botanicals.

Risk and Volatility

Groove Botanicals has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorchester Minerals has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Dorchester Minerals beats Groove Botanicals on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Groove Botanicals

Groove Botanicals, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas producer. It also focuses on assembling a portfolio of EV battery technologies. The company was formerly known as Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc. and changed its name to Groove Botanicals, Inc. in May 2018. Groove Botanicals, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About Dorchester Minerals

Dorchester Minerals, L.P. engages in the acquisition, ownership, and administration of royalty properties in the United States. Its royalty properties include producing and nonproducing mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests in 593 counties and parishes in 28 states; and net profits interests represent net profits overriding royalty interests in various properties owned by the operating partnership. Dorchester Minerals Management LP serves as the general partner of Dorchester Minerals, L.P. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Dallas, Texas.