National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) Competitors

National Energy Services Reunited (NASDAQ:NESR) and Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Is NESR or OIS more profitable?

National Energy Services Reunited has a net margin of 5.87% compared to Oil States International's net margin of 0.77%. National Energy Services Reunited's return on equity of 10.96% beat Oil States International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Energy Services Reunited	5.87%	10.96%	5.46%
Oil States International	0.77%	2.41%	1.66%

Which has more risk and volatility, NESR or OIS?

National Energy Services Reunited has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil States International has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NESR or OIS?

15.6% of National Energy Services Reunited shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Oil States International shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Oil States International shares are owned by 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.

Which has better valuation and earnings, NESR or OIS?

National Energy Services Reunited has higher revenue and earnings than Oil States International. National Energy Services Reunited is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oil States International, 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
National Energy Services Reunited	$1.30B	0.49	$78.12M	$0.81	8.25
Oil States International	$685.26M	0.53	-$11.26M	$0.08	72.75

Do analysts rate NESR or OIS?

National Energy Services Reunited currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 124.55%. Oil States International has a consensus target price of $6.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.55%. Given National Energy Services Reunited's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National Energy Services Reunited is more favorable than Oil States International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Energy Services Reunited	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Oil States International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer NESR or OIS?

In the previous week, National Energy Services Reunited had 4 more articles in the media than Oil States International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for National Energy Services Reunited and 1 mentions for Oil States International. National Energy Services Reunited's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Oil States International's score of 0.64 indicating that National Energy Services Reunited is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Energy Services Reunited	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oil States International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

National Energy Services Reunited beats Oil States International on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.