VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) Short Interest Up 32.2% in September

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 19,700 shares, an increase of 32.2% from the September 15th total of 14,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 58,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On VOC Energy Trust

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VOC. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of VOC Energy Trust by 18.5% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 35,571 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $215,000 after purchasing an additional 5,550 shares in the last quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in VOC Energy Trust by 61.8% during the 1st quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 50,800 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $307,000 after buying an additional 19,404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in VOC Energy Trust in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $323,000.

VOC Energy Trust Stock Performance

Shares of VOC traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $5.07. The stock had a trading volume of 38,659 shares, compared to its average volume of 68,079. The business has a fifty day moving average of $4.91 and a 200 day moving average of $5.27. The firm has a market cap of $86.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 0.89. VOC Energy Trust has a 12 month low of $4.45 and a 12 month high of $10.65.

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 9th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $3.38 million during the quarter. VOC Energy Trust had a return on equity of 103.79% and a net margin of 91.90%.

VOC Energy Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 30th were paid a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 30th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 14.20%. VOC Energy Trust’s payout ratio is 88.89%.

VOC Energy Trust Company Profile

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.