VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) Short Interest Update

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) saw a large decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,386 shares, a decrease of 60.6% from the November 30th total of 23,803 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 60,305 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily volume of 60,305 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

VOC Energy Trust Trading Down 1.1%

VOC traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $2.78. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,775 shares, compared to its average volume of 76,439. The firm has a market cap of $47.26 million, a P/E ratio of 5.45 and a beta of 0.32. VOC Energy Trust has a 52-week low of $2.44 and a 52-week high of $5.12. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $2.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $2.89.

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.16 million during the quarter. VOC Energy Trust had a net margin of 87.74% and a return on equity of 75.96%.

VOC Energy Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 30th were paid a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 30th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 15.8%. VOC Energy Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 86.27%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of VOC Energy Trust in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Institutional Trading of VOC Energy Trust

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in VOC Energy Trust stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) by 152.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 42,733 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after buying an additional 25,792 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned about 0.25% of VOC Energy Trust worth $122,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

About VOC Energy Trust

VOC Energy Trust is a Canada-based unincorporated, open-ended royalty trust focused on upstream oil and gas interests. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the trust holds non-operated royalty and net profit interests in conventional petroleum and natural gas properties. VOC’s structure allows it to collect a percentage of production revenues without directly managing exploration or drilling activities.

The trust’s asset portfolio is concentrated in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, with producing properties across Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.