Reviewing Pacific Coast Oil Trust (OTCMKTS:ROYTL) & Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cross Timbers Royalty Trust and Pacific Coast Oil Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	1	0	0	0	1.00
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk & Volatility

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Coast Oil Trust has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.7% of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust shares are owned 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cross Timbers Royalty Trust 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
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	$6.62 million	8.20	$6.54 million	$0.75	12.07
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	79.29%	191.25%	114.99%
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust beats Pacific Coast Oil Trust on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cross Timbers Royalty Trust

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust operates as an express trust in the United States. It holds 90% net profits interests in certain producing and nonproducing royalty and overriding royalty interest properties in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico; and 75% net profits working interest in four properties in Texas and three properties in Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1991 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.