Mammoth Energy Services (TUSK) Competitors

North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA) and Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, NOA or TUSK?

North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mammoth Energy Services has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NOA or TUSK?

North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mammoth Energy Services. Mammoth Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Construction Group, 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
North American Construction Group	$850.88M	0.46	$32.17M	$0.87	15.03
Mammoth Energy Services	$187.93M	0.61	-$207.33M	-$0.65	-3.66

Do analysts rate NOA or TUSK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
North American Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Mammoth Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NOA or TUSK?

75.0% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NOA or TUSK more profitable?

North American Construction Group has a net margin of 2.82% compared to Mammoth Energy Services' net margin of -18.13%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 17.15% beat Mammoth Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Construction Group	2.82%	17.15%	4.16%
Mammoth Energy Services	-18.13%	-29.24%	-19.35%

Does the media prefer NOA or TUSK?

In the previous week, North American Construction Group had 2 more articles in the media than Mammoth Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for North American Construction Group and 1 mentions for Mammoth Energy Services. Mammoth Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat North American Construction Group's score of -0.09 indicating that Mammoth Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
North American Construction Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mammoth Energy Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

North American Construction Group beats Mammoth Energy Services on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.