VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) Short Interest Update

Key Points

• Short Interest Decline: VOC Energy Trust experienced a 29% decrease in short interest in September, falling to 14,900 shares as of September 30th.
• Quarterly Dividend Announcement: The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share, scheduled for payment on November 14th, which reflects a 13.5% yield.
• Analyst Ratings: Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d+)" rating on VOC Energy Trust, with the stock generally receiving a “Sell” rating from analysts.

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC - Get Free Report) saw a significant decline in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,900 shares, a decline of 29.0% from the September 15th total of 21,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 82,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 82,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in VOC Energy Trust during the first quarter valued at approximately $53,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of VOC Energy Trust during the first quarter worth $61,000. Finally, 180 Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of VOC Energy Trust by 12.3% during the third quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 310,742 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $910,000 after buying an additional 34,013 shares in the last quarter.

VOC Energy Trust Price Performance

VOC traded up $0.02 during trading on Thursday, hitting $3.27. 186,873 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 77,215. VOC Energy Trust has a twelve month low of $2.44 and a twelve month high of $5.69. The company has a market cap of $55.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.64 and a beta of 0.32. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $2.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $2.91.

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 12th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter. VOC Energy Trust had a net margin of 88.65% and a return on equity of 83.54%. The business had revenue of $2.48 million during the quarter.

VOC Energy Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 30th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 13.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 30th. VOC Energy Trust's payout ratio is currently 75.86%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of VOC Energy Trust in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Sell".

VOC Energy Trust Company Profile

VOC Energy Trust acquires and holds a term net profits interest of the net proceeds from production and sale of the interests in oil and natural gas properties in the states of Kansas and Texas. The company has an 80% term net profits interest of the net proceeds on the underlying properties. As of December 31, 2021, its underlying properties had interests in 452.5 net producing wells and 51,147.2 net acres.

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