Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) and TETRA Technologies (NYSE:TTI) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.
Risk & Volatility
Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TETRA Technologies has a beta of 3.36, meaning that its share price is 236% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
42.9% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of TETRA Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Epsilon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of TETRA Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Epsilon Energy and TETRA Technologies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Epsilon Energy | 5.87% | 2.02% | 1.59% |
TETRA Technologies | -17.78% | -11.74% | -1.24% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Epsilon Energy and TETRA Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Epsilon Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
TETRA Technologies | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
TETRA Technologies has a consensus price target of $2.0625, suggesting a potential downside of 17.83%. Given TETRA Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TETRA Technologies is more favorable than Epsilon Energy.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Epsilon Energy and TETRA Technologies' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Epsilon Energy | $26.69 million | 3.50 | $8.70 million | N/A | N/A |
TETRA Technologies | $1.04 billion | 0.30 | $-147,410,000.00 | ($0.05) | -50.20 |
Epsilon Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TETRA Technologies.
Summary
Epsilon Energy beats TETRA Technologies on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.