VOC Energy Trust (VOC) Competitors

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) and Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Does the media refer more to VOC or EPM?

In the previous week, Evolution Petroleum had 1 more articles in the media than VOC Energy Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Evolution Petroleum and 1 mentions for VOC Energy Trust. Evolution Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat VOC Energy Trust's score of -1.00 indicating that Evolution Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VOC Energy Trust	Negative
Evolution Petroleum	Positive

Is VOC or EPM a better dividend stock?

VOC Energy Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. Evolution Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. VOC Energy Trust pays out 75.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Evolution Petroleum pays out 1,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. VOC Energy Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VOC or EPM?

VOC Energy Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Evolution Petroleum. VOC Energy Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evolution Petroleum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VOC Energy Trust	$11.02M	4.64	$12.41M	$0.58	5.18
Evolution Petroleum	$85.84M	1.92	$4.08M	$0.03	160.00

Which has more volatility and risk, VOC or EPM?

VOC Energy Trust has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VOC or EPM more profitable?

VOC Energy Trust has a net margin of 88.65% compared to Evolution Petroleum's net margin of 2.04%. VOC Energy Trust's return on equity of 83.54% beat Evolution Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VOC Energy Trust	88.65%	83.54%	83.54%
Evolution Petroleum	2.04%	2.42%	1.20%

Do analysts rate VOC or EPM?

Evolution Petroleum has a consensus price target of $6.10, suggesting a potential upside of 27.08%. Given Evolution Petroleum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Evolution Petroleum is more favorable than VOC Energy Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VOC Energy Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Evolution Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VOC or EPM?

60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Evolution Petroleum beats VOC Energy Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.