Recon Technology (RCON) Competitors

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) and Recon Technology (NASDAQ:RCON) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VOC or RCON?

VOC Energy Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Recon Technology.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VOC Energy Trust	$13.62M	3.78	$15.22M	$0.73	4.15
Recon Technology	$65.67M	0.23	-$6.86M	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer VOC or RCON?

In the previous week, VOC Energy Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Recon Technology. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for VOC Energy Trust and 2 mentions for Recon Technology. Recon Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat VOC Energy Trust's score of 1.10 indicating that Recon Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VOC Energy Trust	Positive
Recon Technology	Positive

Is VOC or RCON more profitable?

VOC Energy Trust has a net margin of 90.84% compared to Recon Technology's net margin of 0.00%. VOC Energy Trust's return on equity of 102.62% beat Recon Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VOC Energy Trust	90.84%	102.62%	102.62%
Recon Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VOC or RCON?

9.5% of Recon Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of Recon Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, VOC or RCON?

VOC Energy Trust has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Recon Technology has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VOC or RCON?

VOC Energy Trust received 45 more outperform votes than Recon Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.55% of users gave VOC Energy Trust an outperform vote while only 33.98% of users gave Recon Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VOC Energy Trust	Outperform Votes 133 51.55%	Underperform Votes 125 48.45%
Recon Technology	Outperform Votes 88 33.98%	Underperform Votes 171 66.02%

Summary

VOC Energy Trust beats Recon Technology on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.