Profire Energy (PFIE) Competitors

Drilling Tools International (NASDAQ:DTI) and Profire Energy (NASDAQ:PFIE) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, DTI or PFIE?

Drilling Tools International has a beta of -0.43, meaning that its share price is 143% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Profire Energy has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DTI or PFIE?

Drilling Tools International has higher revenue and earnings than Profire Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Drilling Tools International	$152.03M	1.01	$14.75M	N/A	N/A
Profire Energy	$58.21M	1.61	$10.78M	$0.22	8.00

Does the media refer more to DTI or PFIE?

In the previous week, Profire Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Drilling Tools International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Profire Energy and 1 mentions for Drilling Tools International. Profire Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Drilling Tools International's score of 1.19 indicating that Drilling Tools International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Drilling Tools International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Profire Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DTI or PFIE?

Profire Energy received 305 more outperform votes than Drilling Tools International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.40% of users gave Profire Energy an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Drilling Tools International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Drilling Tools International	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%
Profire Energy	Outperform Votes 305 60.40%	Underperform Votes 200 39.60%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DTI or PFIE?

2.8% of Drilling Tools International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Profire Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Drilling Tools International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Profire Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DTI or PFIE more profitable?

Profire Energy has a net margin of 18.51% compared to Profire Energy's net margin of 9.70%. Profire Energy's return on equity of 20.30% beat Drilling Tools International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Drilling Tools International	9.70%	20.30%	11.50%
Profire Energy	18.51%	20.13%	17.59%

Do analysts rate DTI or PFIE?

Drilling Tools International currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 41.75%. Profire Energy has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 98.86%. Given Drilling Tools International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Profire Energy is more favorable than Drilling Tools International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Drilling Tools International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Profire Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Profire Energy beats Drilling Tools International on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.