Calfrac Well Services (CFW) Competitors

Calfrac Well Services (TSE:CFW) and Total Energy Services (TSE:TOT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is CFW or TOT a better dividend stock?

Calfrac Well Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Total Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Calfrac Well Services pays out 2.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Total Energy Services pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CFW or TOT?

20.5% of Calfrac Well Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.9% of Calfrac Well Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CFW or TOT?

Calfrac Well Services has higher revenue and earnings than Total Energy Services. Calfrac Well Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Total Energy Services, 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
Calfrac Well Services	C$1.86B	0.21	C$197.57M	C$2.24	2.02
Total Energy Services	C$892.40M	0.45	C$41.62M	C$1.01	10.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CFW or TOT?

Calfrac Well Services received 235 more outperform votes than Total Energy Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.51% of users gave Total Energy Services an outperform vote while only 51.01% of users gave Calfrac Well Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calfrac Well Services	Outperform Votes 504 51.01%	Underperform Votes 484 48.99%
Total Energy Services	Outperform Votes 269 56.51%	Underperform Votes 207 43.49%

Does the media prefer CFW or TOT?

In the previous week, Total Energy Services had 3 more articles in the media than Calfrac Well Services. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Total Energy Services and 0 mentions for Calfrac Well Services. Total Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Calfrac Well Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Total Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Calfrac Well Services	Neutral
Total Energy Services	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CFW or TOT?

Calfrac Well Services has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Total Energy Services has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CFW or TOT more profitable?

Calfrac Well Services has a net margin of 10.23% compared to Total Energy Services' net margin of 4.66%. Calfrac Well Services' return on equity of 38.03% beat Total Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calfrac Well Services	10.23%	38.03%	12.22%
Total Energy Services	4.66%	7.90%	5.76%

Do analysts rate CFW or TOT?

Calfrac Well Services presently has a consensus price target of C$5.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.41%. Total Energy Services has a consensus price target of C$16.50, indicating a potential upside of 63.37%. Given Total Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Total Energy Services is more favorable than Calfrac Well Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calfrac Well Services	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Total Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Total Energy Services beats Calfrac Well Services on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.