KLX Energy Services (KLXE) Competitors

NCS Multistage (NASDAQ:NCSM) and KLX Energy Services (NASDAQ:KLXE) are both small-cap 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, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NCSM or KLXE?

NCS Multistage has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KLX Energy Services. KLX Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NCS Multistage, 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
NCS Multistage	$162.56M	0.53	$6.59M	$4.77	7.10
KLX Energy Services	$709.30M	0.04	-$53M	-$3.52	-0.43

Does the media prefer NCSM or KLXE?

In the previous week, NCS Multistage had 8 more articles in the media than KLX Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for NCS Multistage and 3 mentions for KLX Energy Services. NCS Multistage's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat KLX Energy Services' score of -0.69 indicating that NCS Multistage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NCS Multistage	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KLX Energy Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NCSM or KLXE?

70.9% of NCS Multistage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of KLX Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of NCS Multistage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of KLX Energy Services shares are owned by company 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 & risk, NCSM or KLXE?

NCS Multistage has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KLX Energy Services has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NCSM or KLXE?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NCS Multistage	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
KLX Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is NCSM or KLXE more profitable?

NCS Multistage has a net margin of 7.18% compared to KLX Energy Services' net margin of -10.59%. NCS Multistage's return on equity of 12.50% beat KLX Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NCS Multistage	7.18%	12.50%	9.70%
KLX Energy Services	-10.59%	-981.82%	-13.25%

Summary

NCS Multistage beats KLX Energy Services on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.