Head to Head Survey: Pacific Coast Oil Trust (OTCMKTS:ROYTL) versus Kimbell Royalty (NYSE:KRP)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

25.8% of Kimbell Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Kimbell Royalty shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Kimbell Royalty and Pacific Coast Oil Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimbell Royalty	2	4	0	1	2.00
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kimbell Royalty presently has a consensus target price of $17.40, indicating a potential upside of 47.96%. Given Kimbell Royalty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kimbell Royalty is more favorable than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Volatility and Risk

Kimbell Royalty has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Coast Oil Trust has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimbell Royalty	10.66%	12.51%	6.28%
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kimbell Royalty 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
Kimbell Royalty	$309.31 million	4.10	$12.32 million	($0.07)	-168.00
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kimbell Royalty has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Summary

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

About Kimbell Royalty

Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP, together with its subsidiaries, engages in acquiring and owning mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties in the United States. It serves as the general partner of the company. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Fort Worth, 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.