DNOW (DNOW) Competitors

Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and DNOW (NYSE:DNOW) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PTEN or DNOW?

97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of DNOW shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of DNOW shares are held 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PTEN or DNOW?

DNOW has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DNOW, 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	$5.38B	0.38	-$968.03M	-$2.76	-1.94
DNOW	$2.37B	0.67	$81M	$0.76	19.60

Do analysts rate PTEN or DNOW?

Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus target price of $8.27, indicating a potential upside of 54.78%. DNOW has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.81%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than DNOW.

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
DNOW	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer PTEN or DNOW?

In the previous week, DNOW had 10 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for DNOW and 6 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat DNOW's score of 0.84 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
DNOW	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, PTEN or DNOW?

Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNOW has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PTEN or DNOW more profitable?

DNOW has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. DNOW's return on equity of 8.97% 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%
DNOW	3.45%	8.97%	6.26%

Summary

DNOW beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.