Pacific Coast Oil Trust (OTCMKTS:ROYTL) and Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) Critical Review

Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) and Pacific Coast Oil Trust (OTCMKTS:ROYTL) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dorchester Minerals	47.35%	22.49%	22.12%
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Dorchester Minerals has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Coast Oil Trust has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Dorchester Minerals and Pacific Coast Oil Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dorchester Minerals	$150.69 million	7.17	$89.20 million	$1.08	20.72
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dorchester Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.2% of Dorchester Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Dorchester Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Dorchester Minerals and Pacific Coast Oil Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dorchester Minerals	0	1	0	0	2.00
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Dorchester Minerals beats Pacific Coast Oil Trust on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dorchester Minerals

Dorchester Minerals, L.P. engages in the acquisition, ownership, and administration of royalty properties in the United States. Its royalty properties include producing and nonproducing mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests in 593 counties and parishes in 28 states; and net profits interests represent net profits overriding royalty interests in various properties owned by the operating partnership. Dorchester Minerals Management LP serves as the general partner of Dorchester Minerals, L.P. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Dallas, 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.