Pacific Coast Oil Trust (ROYT) Competitors

U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) and Pacific Coast Oil Trust (NYSE:ROYT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Does the media favor USEG or ROYT?

In the previous week, U.S. Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Pacific Coast Oil Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for U.S. Energy and 0 mentions for Pacific Coast Oil Trust. U.S. Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Pacific Coast Oil Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that U.S. Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
U.S. Energy	Positive
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	Neutral

Is USEG or ROYT more profitable?

Pacific Coast Oil Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to U.S. Energy's net margin of -141.51%. Pacific Coast Oil Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat U.S. Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. Energy	-141.51%	-71.83%	-39.03%
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, USEG or ROYT?

U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Coast Oil Trust has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in USEG or ROYT?

3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of Pacific Coast Oil Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.9% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, USEG or ROYT?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. Energy	$20.62M	1.80	-$32.36M	-$0.98	-1.12
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	$54.18M	0.17	$12.62M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer USEG or ROYT?

Pacific Coast Oil Trust received 9 more outperform votes than U.S. Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.23% of users gave Pacific Coast Oil Trust an outperform vote while only 50.77% of users gave U.S. Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U.S. Energy	Outperform Votes 197 50.77%	Underperform Votes 191 49.23%
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	Outperform Votes 206 53.23%	Underperform Votes 181 46.77%

Is USEG or ROYT a better dividend stock?

U.S. Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Pacific Coast Oil Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.8%. U.S. Energy pays out -9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer USEG or ROYT?

U.S. Energy presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 218.18%. Given U.S. Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe U.S. Energy is more favorable than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Pacific Coast Oil Trust beats U.S. Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.