Greenfire Resources (GFR) Competitors

Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR) and Select Water Solutions (NYSE:WTTR) are both small-cap petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is GFR or WTTR more profitable?

Greenfire Resources has a net margin of 23.73% compared to Select Water Solutions' net margin of 2.42%. Greenfire Resources' return on equity of 23.94% beat Select Water Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenfire Resources	23.73%	23.94%	14.93%
Select Water Solutions	2.42%	3.96%	2.59%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GFR or WTTR?

88.9% of Greenfire Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Greenfire Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GFR or WTTR?

Greenfire Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Select Water Solutions. Greenfire Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Select Water Solutions, 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
Greenfire Resources	$805.62M	0.40	$88.61M	$1.85	2.48
Select Water Solutions	$1.46B	0.80	$30.64M	$0.34	28.57

Does the media refer more to GFR or WTTR?

In the previous week, Select Water Solutions had 7 more articles in the media than Greenfire Resources. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Select Water Solutions and 0 mentions for Greenfire Resources. Select Water Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Greenfire Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Select Water Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Greenfire Resources	Neutral
Select Water Solutions	Positive

Do analysts rate GFR or WTTR?

Select Water Solutions has a consensus price target of $14.88, suggesting a potential upside of 53.11%. Given Select Water Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Select Water Solutions is more favorable than Greenfire Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenfire Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Select Water Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40

Which has more volatility & risk, GFR or WTTR?

Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Select Water Solutions has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Select Water Solutions beats Greenfire Resources on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.