Reviewing Pacific Coast Oil Trust (OTCMKTS:ROYTL) & TXO Partners (NYSE:TXO)

Pacific Coast Oil Trust (OTCMKTS:ROYTL) and TXO Partners (NYSE:TXO) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pacific Coast Oil Trust and TXO Partners”s revenue, earnings per share 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
TXO Partners	$380.72 million	1.88	-$103.99 million	($5.68)	-3.29

Pacific Coast Oil Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TXO Partners.

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Coast Oil Trust and TXO Partners’ 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
TXO Partners	-60.08%	9.33%	6.69%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

27.4% of TXO Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Pacific Coast Oil Trust has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TXO Partners has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Pacific Coast Oil Trust and TXO Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00
TXO Partners	0	0	1	1	3.50

TXO Partners has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.19%. Given TXO Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TXO Partners is more favorable than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Summary

TXO Partners beats Pacific Coast Oil Trust on 8 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 TXO Partners

TXO Partners, L.P., an oil and natural gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, optimization, and exploitation of conventional oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid reserves in North America. Its acreage positions are concentrated in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico and the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado. The company was formerly known as TXO Energy Partners, L.P. and changed its name to TXO Partners, L.P. in May 2023. TXO Partners, L.P. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.