New West Energy Services (CVE:NWE) and Secure Energy Services (TSE:SES) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares New West Energy Services and Secure Energy Services' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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New West Energy Services | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Secure Energy Services | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for New West Energy Services and Secure Energy Services, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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New West Energy Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Secure Energy Services | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.17 |
Secure Energy Services has a consensus price target of C$4.98, suggesting a potential upside of 28.89%. Given Secure Energy Services' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Secure Energy Services is more favorable than New West Energy Services.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares New West Energy Services and Secure Energy Services' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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New West Energy Services | C$3.59 million | 0.06 | C$-307,289.50 | C($0.01) | -0.71 |
Secure Energy Services | C$1.82 billion | 0.34 | C$-85,698,000.00 | C($0.54) | -7.15 |
New West Energy Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Secure Energy Services. Secure Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New West Energy Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Secure Energy Services beats New West Energy Services on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.