Hunting (HTG) Competitors

Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) and Hunting (LON:HTG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Does the media refer more to GMS or HTG?

In the previous week, Hunting had 3 more articles in the media than Gulf Marine Services. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hunting and 0 mentions for Gulf Marine Services. Hunting's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Gulf Marine Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Hunting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gulf Marine Services	Neutral
Hunting	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, GMS or HTG?

Gulf Marine Services has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hunting has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GMS or HTG?

Hunting has a consensus target price of GBX 555, suggesting a potential upside of 77.03%. Given Hunting's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hunting is more favorable than Gulf Marine Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulf Marine Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hunting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is GMS or HTG a better dividend stock?

Gulf Marine Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Hunting pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Gulf Marine Services pays out 69.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hunting pays out 13.3% 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.

Is GMS or HTG more profitable?

Gulf Marine Services has a net margin of 25.33% compared to Hunting's net margin of 13.47%. Hunting's return on equity of 13.25% beat Gulf Marine Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Marine Services	25.33%	11.84%	5.32%
Hunting	13.47%	13.25%	4.21%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GMS or HTG?

Hunting has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Marine Services. Hunting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Marine 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
Gulf Marine Services	£190.25M	1.43	£48.19M	£2.86	7.09
Hunting	£1.15B	0.56	£154.42M	£59.99	5.23

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GMS or HTG?

6.2% of Gulf Marine Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of Hunting shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.6% of Gulf Marine Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Hunting shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hunting beats Gulf Marine Services on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.