Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) and Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Mammoth Energy Services has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Gas Services Group has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its share price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Mammoth Energy Services and Natural Gas Services Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Mammoth Energy Services | -52.94% | -9.04% | -6.20% |
Natural Gas Services Group | 2.79% | -1.04% | -0.87% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Mammoth Energy Services and Natural Gas Services Group's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Mammoth Energy Services | $625.01 million | 0.41 | $-79,040,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Natural Gas Services Group | $78.44 million | 1.79 | $-13,860,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Natural Gas Services Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mammoth Energy Services.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Mammoth Energy Services and Natural Gas Services Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Mammoth Energy Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Natural Gas Services Group | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Natural Gas Services Group has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.62%. Given Natural Gas Services Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Natural Gas Services Group is more favorable than Mammoth Energy Services.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
62.4% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Natural Gas Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Natural Gas Services Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Natural Gas Services Group beats Mammoth Energy Services on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.