Pacific Coast Oil Trust (OTCMKTS:ROYTL) & GeoPark (NYSE:GPRK) Critical Analysis

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

Profitability

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

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pacific Coast Oil Trust and GeoPark”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GeoPark	$756.60 million	0.69	$111.07 million	$1.97	5.15

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.2% of GeoPark shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of GeoPark shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Pacific Coast Oil Trust has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GeoPark has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

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

GeoPark has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.27%. Given GeoPark’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GeoPark is more favorable than Pacific Coast Oil Trust.

Summary

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

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.

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.