VOC Energy Trust (NYSE: VOC) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 5.55x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.85. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VOC is 12.55M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.18% of that float. On January 22, 2025, the average trading volume of VOC was 63.71K shares.
VOC) stock’s latest price update
VOC Energy Trust (NYSE: VOC) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -15.52 compared to its previous closing price of 5.09. However, the company has seen a fall of -14.00% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-17 that HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VOC Energy Trust (NYSE: VOC) announced the Trust distribution of net profits for the quarterly payment period ended December 31, 2024. Unitholders of record on January 30, 2025 will receive a distribution amounting to $1,445,000 or $0.085 per unit, payable February 13, 2025. Volumes, average sales prices and net profits for the payment period were: Sales volumes: Oil (Bbl) 109,158 Natural gas (Mcf) 66,598 Total (BOE) 120,258 Average sales prices: Oil (per Bbl.
VOC’s Market Performance
VOC’s stock has fallen by -14.00% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -8.51% and a quarterly drop of -15.52%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.91% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.97% for VOC Energy Trust The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -11.31% for VOC’s stock, with a -16.61% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VOC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VOC stocks, with RBC Capital Mkts repeating the rating for VOC by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for VOC in the upcoming period, according to RBC Capital Mkts is $7 based on the research report published on October 23, 2014 of the previous year 2014.
Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VOC reach a price target of $21, previously predicting the price at $20. The rating they have provided for VOC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 13th, 2012.
Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to VOC, setting the target price at $25 in the report published on January 04th of the previous year.
VOC Trading at -12.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VOC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -43.05% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.97%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.91%, as shares sank -7.53% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.04% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VOC fell by -14.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -34.75% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.85. In addition, VOC Energy Trust saw -10.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for VOC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.74 for the present operating margin
- 0.72 for the gross margin
The net margin for VOC Energy Trust stands at 0.64. The total capital return value is set at 1.23. Equity return is now at value 100.90, with 100.90 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 15.21 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.49.
Conclusion
To sum up, VOC Energy Trust (VOC) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
