Reviewing Pacific Coast Oil Trust (OTCMKTS:ROYTL) & VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY)

Pacific Coast Oil Trust (OTCMKTS:ROYTL) and VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pacific Coast Oil Trust and VAALCO Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VAALCO Energy	$489.61 million	1.15	$60.35 million	$0.81	6.70

VAALCO Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Pacific Coast Oil Trust has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Pacific Coast Oil Trust and VAALCO Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00
VAALCO Energy	0	0	1	0	3.00

VAALCO Energy has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.33%. Given VAALCO Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Coast Oil Trust and VAALCO Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
VAALCO Energy	17.82%	16.00%	8.95%

Summary

VAALCO Energy beats Pacific Coast Oil Trust on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pacific Coast Oil Trust

Pacific Coast Oil Trust acquires and holds net profits and royalty interests in various oil and natural gas properties located in California. Its properties include Orcutt properties located in the Santa Maria Basin; and West Pico, East Coyote, and Sawtelle properties located in the Los Angeles Basin of California. Pacific Coast Oil Trust was founded in 2012 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About VAALCO Energy

VAALCO Energy, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in Gabon, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, and Canada. The company holds 58.8% interest in the Etame production sharing contract related to the Etame Marin block covering an area of approximately 46,200 gross acres located offshore in the Republic of Gabon in West Africa. It also owns 100% interest in the Eastern Desert, which contains West Gharib, West Bakr and North West Gharib merged concessions covering as area of approximately 45,067 acres, as well as Western Desert, which contains the South Ghazalat concession covering as area of approximately 7,340 acres located in Egypt. In addition, the company production and working interests in Cardium light oil and Mannville liquids-rich gas assets covering as area of 47,400 gross acres located near the north of Calgary, Alberta; and an undeveloped block offshore Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. VAALCO Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.