NCS Multistage (NCSM) Competitors

NCS Multistage (NASDAQ:NCSM) and Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor NCSM or RNGR?

In the previous week, NCS Multistage had 5 more articles in the media than Ranger Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for NCS Multistage and 5 mentions for Ranger Energy Services. NCS Multistage's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Ranger Energy Services' score of 0.47 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ranger Energy Services	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NCSM or RNGR?

Ranger Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than NCS Multistage. NCS Multistage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ranger 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
NCS Multistage	$162.56M	0.53	-$3.15M	$2.53	13.53
Ranger Energy Services	$571.10M	0.45	$23.80M	$0.82	14.10

Which has more risk and volatility, NCSM or RNGR?

NCS Multistage has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ranger Energy Services has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NCSM or RNGR?

70.9% of NCS Multistage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Ranger Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of NCS Multistage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Ranger Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NCSM or RNGR?

Ranger Energy Services received 68 more outperform votes than NCS Multistage when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.54% of users gave NCS Multistage an outperform vote while only 62.21% of users gave Ranger Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NCS Multistage	Outperform Votes 202 62.54%	Underperform Votes 121 37.46%
Ranger Energy Services	Outperform Votes 270 62.21%	Underperform Votes 164 37.79%

Is NCSM or RNGR more profitable?

NCS Multistage has a net margin of 27.99% compared to Ranger Energy Services' net margin of 2.54%. Ranger Energy Services' return on equity of 5.54% beat NCS Multistage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NCS Multistage	27.99%	2.60%	2.00%
Ranger Energy Services	2.54%	5.54%	4.01%

Do analysts recommend NCSM or RNGR?

Ranger Energy Services has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.08%. Given Ranger Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ranger Energy Services is more favorable than NCS Multistage.

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
Ranger Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

NCS Multistage beats Ranger Energy Services on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.