Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO – Get Free Report) and Enservco (NYSE:ENSV – Get Free Report) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
Expro Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enservco has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Expro Group and Enservco”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Expro Group | $1.51 billion | 1.07 | -$23.36 million | $0.14 | 98.44 |
Enservco | $22.06 million | 0.14 | -$8.52 million | ($0.17) | -0.31 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
92.1% of Expro Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Enservco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Expro Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Enservco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Expro Group and Enservco, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Expro Group | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
Enservco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Expro Group currently has a consensus price target of $21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 57.23%. Given Expro Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Expro Group is more favorable than Enservco.
Profitability
This table compares Expro Group and Enservco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Expro Group | 0.98% | 3.70% | 2.36% |
Enservco | -23.85% | -453.47% | -38.48% |
Summary
Expro Group beats Enservco on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Expro Group
Expro Group Holdings N.V. engages in the provision of energy services in North and Latin America, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company provides well construction services, such as technology solutions in drilling, tubular running services, and cementing and tubulars; and well management services, including well flow management, subsea well access, and well intervention and integrity solutions. It serves exploration and production companies in onshore and offshore environments in approximately 60 countries. Expro Group Holdings N.V. was founded in 1938 and is based in Houston, Texas.
About Enservco
Enservco Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides hot oiling and acidizing, and frac water heating services to the onshore oil and natural gas industry. It also water hauling and well site construction services. The company owns and operates specialized trucks, trailers, frac tanks, and other well-site related equipment. It operates in the DJ Basin/Niobrara area in Colorado and Wyoming; the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico; the Marcellus and Utica Shale areas in Pennsylvania and Ohio; the Jonah area, Green River and Powder River Basins in Wyoming; and the Eagle Ford Shale and East Texas Oilfield in Texas. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Longmont, Colorado.
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