Contrasting Pacific Coast Oil Trust (OTCMKTS:ROYTL) and GeoPark (NYSE:GPRK)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GeoPark	14.97%	57.93%	10.60%
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

GeoPark has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Coast Oil Trust has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for GeoPark and Pacific Coast Oil Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GeoPark	0	0	2	0	3.00
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

GeoPark currently has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.21%. Given GeoPark’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GeoPark is more favorable than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GeoPark and Pacific Coast Oil Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GeoPark	$716.84 million	0.80	$111.07 million	$1.97	5.71
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

GeoPark has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.2% of GeoPark shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of GeoPark 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.

Summary

GeoPark beats Pacific Coast Oil Trust on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GeoPark

GeoPark Limited operates as an oil and natural gas exploration and production company primarily in Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, and other Latin American countries. It engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas reserves. The company was formerly known as GeoPark Holdings Limited and changed its name to GeoPark Limited in July 2013. GeoPark Limited was founded in 2002 and is based in Bogotá, Colombia.

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.