Core Laboratories (CLB) Competitors

ProPetro (NYSE:PUMP) and Core Laboratories (NYSE:CLB) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PUMP or CLB?

ProPetro has higher revenue and earnings than Core Laboratories. ProPetro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core Laboratories, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ProPetro	$1.63B	0.63	$85.63M	$0.67	14.30
Core Laboratories	$509.79M	1.50	$36.67M	$0.88	18.55

Does the media favor PUMP or CLB?

In the previous week, ProPetro had 28 more articles in the media than Core Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for ProPetro and 4 mentions for Core Laboratories. ProPetro's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Core Laboratories' score of 0.72 indicating that Core Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ProPetro	10 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Core Laboratories	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PUMP or CLB more profitable?

Core Laboratories has a net margin of 8.18% compared to Core Laboratories' net margin of 4.76%. ProPetro's return on equity of 15.71% beat Core Laboratories' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ProPetro	4.76%	7.62%	5.19%
Core Laboratories	8.18%	15.71%	6.08%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PUMP or CLB?

Core Laboratories received 320 more outperform votes than ProPetro when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.84% of users gave ProPetro an outperform vote while only 55.18% of users gave Core Laboratories an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ProPetro	Outperform Votes 149 59.84%	Underperform Votes 100 40.16%
Core Laboratories	Outperform Votes 469 55.18%	Underperform Votes 381 44.82%

Do analysts prefer PUMP or CLB?

ProPetro presently has a consensus price target of $13.33, indicating a potential upside of 39.47%. Core Laboratories has a consensus price target of $18.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.24%. Given Core Laboratories' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ProPetro is more favorable than Core Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ProPetro	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Core Laboratories	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PUMP or CLB?

84.7% of ProPetro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Core Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of ProPetro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Core Laboratories shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, PUMP or CLB?

ProPetro has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core Laboratories has a beta of 2.4, indicating that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Core Laboratories beats ProPetro on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.