Contrasting VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) & Pacific Coast Oil Trust (OTCMKTS:ROYTL)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for VAALCO Energy and Pacific Coast Oil Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VAALCO Energy	0	0	1	0	3.00
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A

VAALCO Energy currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.29%. Given VAALCO Energy’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe VAALCO Energy is more favorable than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Profitability

This table compares VAALCO Energy and Pacific Coast Oil Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VAALCO Energy	17.82%	16.00%	8.95%
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of VAALCO Energy shares are held by company 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares VAALCO Energy and Pacific Coast Oil Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VAALCO Energy	$455.07 million	1.23	$60.35 million	$0.81	6.66
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

VAALCO Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Volatility and Risk

VAALCO Energy has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Coast Oil Trust has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

VAALCO Energy beats Pacific Coast Oil Trust on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About VAALCO Energy

VAALCO Energy, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in Gabon, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, and Canada. The company holds 58.8% interest in the Etame production sharing contract related to the Etame Marin block covering an area of approximately 46,200 gross acres located offshore in the Republic of Gabon in West Africa. It also owns 100% interest in the Eastern Desert, which contains West Gharib, West Bakr and North West Gharib merged concessions covering as area of approximately 45,067 acres, as well as Western Desert, which contains the South Ghazalat concession covering as area of approximately 7,340 acres located in Egypt. In addition, the company production and working interests in Cardium light oil and Mannville liquids-rich gas assets covering as area of 47,400 gross acres located near the north of Calgary, Alberta; and an undeveloped block offshore Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. VAALCO Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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.