Mammoth Energy Services (TUSK) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TUSK or NOA?

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
Mammoth Energy Services	$207.21M	0.61	-$207.33M	-$4.08	-0.64
North American Construction Group	$850.88M	0.54	$32.17M	$1.01	14.92

Does the media prefer TUSK or NOA?

In the previous week, North American Construction Group had 4 more articles in the media than Mammoth Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for North American Construction Group and 1 mentions for Mammoth Energy Services. Mammoth Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat North American Construction Group's score of -0.55 indicating that Mammoth Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mammoth Energy Services	Very Positive
North American Construction Group	Negative

Is TUSK or NOA more profitable?

North American Construction Group has a net margin of 3.24% compared to Mammoth Energy Services' net margin of -94.61%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 23.70% beat Mammoth Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mammoth Energy Services	-94.61%	-73.54%	-47.33%
North American Construction Group	3.24%	23.70%	5.64%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TUSK or NOA?

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

Is TUSK or NOA a better dividend stock?

Mammoth Energy Services pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.2%. North American Construction Group pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Mammoth Energy Services pays out -12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. North American Construction Group pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. North American Construction Group has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Mammoth Energy Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, TUSK or NOA?

Mammoth Energy Services has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TUSK or NOA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mammoth Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
North American Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

North American Construction Group beats Mammoth Energy Services on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.