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PermRock Royalty Trust

PRTNYSE

SectorEnergy

IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production

Beta (adjusted)0.60

Intrinsic Value $10.59median of 3 methodsbased on filings through 31 Dec 2025

Market Price $1.92Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Significantly undervaluedIntrinsic value is 451% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

marker beyond scale (+451%)

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Market Cap $23.4M

Enterprise Value $22.2M

Shares Outstanding 12.2M diluted

Last ex-dividend31 Jul 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

PermRock Royalty Trust (NYSE: PRT) offers pure-play, unhedged exposure to mature, conventional oil and gas assets in the Permian Basin. While its monthly distribution model and high trailing yield are attractive to income-focused investors, the trust is highly sensitive to commodity price volatility, mature field depletion, and operational decisions by its third-party operator, T2S Permian Acquisition II LLC. Recent operational disruptions from winter storms in early 2026 highlight the volatility of its cash flows, making a Hold recommendation appropriate as distributions stabilize alongside recovering oil prices.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 19 Jun 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

In the bear case, global economic slowdowns or oversupply push WTI crude prices below $65 per barrel. Production volumes continue their multi-year structural decline, exacerbated by deferred maintenance or high operating expenses. Monthly distributions fall below $0.01 per unit or are temporarily suspended, causing income-focused investors to exit and driving the stock to test key support levels.

Base CaseCentral scenario

Under the base case, global crude oil prices remain range-bound between $75 and $90 per barrel. The operator, T2S Permian, successfully executes its $0.7 million workover budget for 2026, stabilizing production declines to a predictable single-digit rate. Monthly distributions recover from early 2026 lows to average approximately $0.025 to $0.035 per unit, yielding a stable high-single-digit return for investors.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

PermRock Royalty Trust offers a high-leverage, debt-free vehicle for direct exposure to Permian Basin oil prices. The bull case centers on a cyclical cash flow rebound driven by the operator (T2S) executing a targeted $0.7 million workover program to bring 22 shut-in wells back online. If successful, the trust's lean, high-margin operating structure (with zero corporate debt) allows for a rapid recovery in distributable income and monthly payouts to unitholders.

Scenarios reflect our research view at the research date.

Key Investment Merits

High-quality, long-life conventional assets in the prolific Permian Basin with shallow, predictable natural decline rates.
Direct, unhedged pass-through of 80% Net Profits Interest, allowing investors to fully capture upside in crude oil price rallies.
Monthly distribution schedule provides frequent liquidity, which is highly desirable for income-oriented portfolios.

Key Investment Risks

Extreme sensitivity to volatile oil and natural gas prices, with no hedging program in place to protect cash flows.
Complete operational dependence on third-party operator T2S Permian Acquisition II LLC, with the trust having no voting control or oversight.
Structural depletion risk as a finite royalty trust with no active exploration or major new drilling expected to replace reserves.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Sustained drop in WTI crude oil prices below $60 per barrel for more than three consecutive months.
A material operational failure or prolonged shutdown of key producing fields by the operator.
Unexpected escalation in lease operating expenses or capital expenditures that wipes out net profits income.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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