Analyzing Mexco Energy (NYSE:MXC) and VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC)

Volatility and Risk

VOC Energy Trust has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mexco Energy has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares VOC Energy Trust and Mexco Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VOC Energy Trust	$14.50 million	5.79	$15.22 million	$0.78	6.33
Mexco Energy	$6.93 million	3.61	$1.35 million	$0.57	21.47

VOC Energy Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Mexco Energy. VOC Energy Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mexco Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.9% of Mexco Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 53.0% of Mexco Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares VOC Energy Trust and Mexco Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VOC Energy Trust	90.84%	102.62%	102.62%
Mexco Energy	17.59%	6.94%	6.37%

Summary

VOC Energy Trust beats Mexco Energy on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About VOC Energy Trust

VOC Energy Trust acquires and holds a term net profits interest of the net proceeds from production and sale of the interests in oil and natural gas properties in the states of Kansas and Texas. The company has an 80% term net profits interest of the net proceeds on the underlying properties. As of December 31, 2021, its underlying properties had interests in 452.5 net producing wells and 51,147.2 net acres. VOC Energy Trust was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Mexco Energy

Mexco Energy Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of natural gas, crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids in the United States. It owns partial interests in approximately 6,400 gross producing wells located in the states of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Wyoming, Kansas, Colorado, Montana, Virginia, North Dakota, and Ohio. It also owned leasehold mineral, royalty, and other interests in approximately 2,768 net acres. The company was formerly known as Miller Oil Company and changed its name to Mexco Energy Corporation in April 1980. Mexco Energy Corporation was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Midland, Texas.