Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI) Competitors

Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) and Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SEI or WFRD?

67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Weatherford International shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.2% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SEI or WFRD?

Weatherford International received 44 more outperform votes than Solaris Energy Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Solaris Energy Infrastructure an outperform vote while only 68.67% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 13 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Weatherford International	Outperform Votes 57 68.67%	Underperform Votes 26 31.33%

Do analysts recommend SEI or WFRD?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure presently has a consensus price target of $46.80, suggesting a potential upside of 110.01%. Weatherford International has a consensus price target of $99.75, suggesting a potential upside of 138.04%. Given Weatherford International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Solaris Energy Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Weatherford International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media prefer SEI or WFRD?

In the previous week, Weatherford International had 1 more articles in the media than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Weatherford International and 35 mentions for Solaris Energy Infrastructure. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Solaris Energy Infrastructure's score of 0.28 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Weatherford International	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SEI or WFRD?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weatherford International has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SEI or WFRD a better dividend stock?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Weatherford International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays out 98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Weatherford International pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weatherford International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SEI or WFRD more profitable?

Weatherford International has a net margin of 9.18% compared to Solaris Energy Infrastructure's net margin of 4.80%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 40.65% beat Solaris Energy Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	4.80%	6.66%	4.12%
Weatherford International	9.18%	40.65%	9.85%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SEI or WFRD?

Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. Weatherford International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solaris Energy Infrastructure, 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
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$371.53M	4.03	$24.34M	$0.49	45.48
Weatherford International	$5.35B	0.57	$506M	$6.25	6.70

Summary

Weatherford International beats Solaris Energy Infrastructure on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.