Reviewing Blue Dolphin Energy (OTCMKTS:BDCO) and VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC)

Blue Dolphin Energy (OTCMKTS:BDCO) and VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Blue Dolphin Energy and VOC Energy Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Dolphin Energy	$317.52 million	0.06	-$8.64 million	($0.54)	-2.35
VOC Energy Trust	$13.62 million	3.71	$12.41 million	$0.51	5.84

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Blue Dolphin Energy and VOC Energy Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Dolphin Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
VOC Energy Trust	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Dolphin Energy	-2.83%	-16.96%	-5.23%
VOC Energy Trust	87.74%	75.96%	75.96%

Risk & Volatility

Blue Dolphin Energy has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VOC Energy Trust has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

VOC Energy Trust beats Blue Dolphin Energy on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blue Dolphin Energy

Blue Dolphin Energy Company, an independent downstream energy company, engages in the refining and marketing of petroleum products in the United States. It operates through two segments, Refinery Operations, and Tolling and Terminaling. The company produces finished products, including jet fuel, as well as various intermediate products, such as naphtha, heavy oil mud blendstock, and atmospheric gas oil; and conducts tolling and terminaling services at the Nixon facility. It also provides storage tank rentals and ancillary services. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Blue Dolphin Energy Company is a subsidiary of Lazarus Energy Holdings, LLC.

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.