Comparing VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) & Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS)

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares VOC Energy Trust and Woodside Energy Group’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VOC Energy Trust	$15.74 million	5.20	$15.22 million	$0.86	5.59
Woodside Energy Group	$13.99 billion	N/A	$1.66 billion	N/A	N/A

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than VOC Energy Trust.

Dividends

VOC Energy Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. VOC Energy Trust pays out 83.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Volatility & Risk

VOC Energy Trust has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares VOC Energy Trust and Woodside Energy Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VOC Energy Trust	92.37%	107.07%	107.07%
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for VOC Energy Trust and Woodside Energy Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VOC Energy Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Woodside Energy Group	2	0	1	1	2.25

Summary

Woodside Energy Group beats VOC Energy Trust on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About VOC Energy Trust

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. VOC Energy Trust was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Woodside Energy Group

Woodside Energy Group Ltd engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, production, and marketing of hydrocarbons in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and the Europe. The company produces liquefied natural gas, pipeline gas, crude oil and condensate, and natural gas liquids. It holds interests in the Pluto LNG, North West Shelf, Wheatstone and Julimar-Brunello, Bass Strait, Ngujima-Yin FPSO, Okha FPSO, Pyrenees FPSO, Macedon, Shenzi, Mad dog, Greater Angostura, as well as Scarborough, Sangomar, Trion, Calypso, Browse, Liard, Atlantis, Woodside Solar opportunity, and Sunrise and Troubadour. The company involves in development of new energy products and carbon services. The company was formerly known as Woodside Petroleum Ltd and changed its name to Woodside Energy Group Ltd in May 2022. Woodside Energy Group Ltd was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.