Core Laboratories (CLB) Competitors

Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and Core Laboratories (NYSE:CLB) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is PTEN or CLB more profitable?

Core Laboratories has a net margin of 5.73% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. Core Laboratories' return on equity of 14.15% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Patterson-UTI Energy	-21.49%	-1.94%	-1.16%
Core Laboratories	5.73%	14.15%	6.18%

Which has more volatility & risk, PTEN or CLB?

Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core Laboratories has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PTEN or CLB?

Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus target price of $8.27, indicating a potential upside of 44.12%. Core Laboratories has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.47%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Core Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Patterson-UTI Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Core Laboratories	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is PTEN or CLB a better dividend stock?

Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Core Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Core Laboratories pays out 6.5% 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. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PTEN or CLB?

97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Core Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Core Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PTEN or CLB?

Core Laboratories has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core Laboratories, 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
Patterson-UTI Energy	$5.02B	0.44	-$968.03M	-$2.76	-2.08
Core Laboratories	$523.85M	1.01	$31.40M	$0.62	18.25

Does the media refer more to PTEN or CLB?

In the previous week, Core Laboratories had 3 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Core Laboratories and 3 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Core Laboratories' score of 1.09 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Patterson-UTI Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Core Laboratories	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Patterson-UTI Energy and Core Laboratories tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.