VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) Short Interest Up 1,241.7% in February

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 32,200 shares, an increase of 1,241.7% from the January 31st total of 2,400 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 71,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On VOC Energy Trust

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in VOC Energy Trust by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 204,339 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $977,000 after acquiring an additional 19,439 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in VOC Energy Trust by 29.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 87,140 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $436,000 after acquiring an additional 20,001 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Securities LLC purchased a new stake in VOC Energy Trust in the 4th quarter worth $66,000.

VOC Energy Trust Stock Performance

Shares of VOC traded down $0.21 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $3.04. The stock had a trading volume of 128,333 shares, compared to its average volume of 82,986. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $4.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.72. VOC Energy Trust has a fifty-two week low of $3.00 and a fifty-two week high of $7.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 0.85.

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VOC Energy Trust Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 30th were paid a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.18%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 30th. VOC Energy Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 43.59%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of VOC Energy Trust from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 26th.

VOC Energy Trust Company Profile

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.