Houston American Energy (HUSA) Competitors $0.67 +0.02 (+2.62%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.65 -0.02 (-3.15%) As of 05/23/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock HUSA vs. KLXE, INDO, NINE, BATL, RCON, MXC, BPT, BRN, NEHC, and GBRShould you be buying Houston American Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Houston American Energy include KLX Energy Services (KLXE), Indonesia Energy (INDO), Nine Energy Service (NINE), Battalion Oil (BATL), Recon Technology (RCON), Mexco Energy (MXC), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT), Barnwell Industries (BRN), New Era Helium (NEHC), and New Concept Energy (GBR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Houston American Energy vs. KLX Energy Services Indonesia Energy Nine Energy Service Battalion Oil Recon Technology Mexco Energy BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Barnwell Industries New Era Helium New Concept Energy KLX Energy Services (NASDAQ:KLXE) and Houston American Energy (NYSE:HUSA) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KLXE or HUSA? 42.7% of KLX Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of Houston American Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of KLX Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Houston American Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend KLXE or HUSA? KLX Energy Services presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 139.36%. Given KLX Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KLX Energy Services is more favorable than Houston American Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KLX Energy Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Houston American Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KLXE or HUSA? KLX Energy Services received 74 more outperform votes than Houston American Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.27% of users gave KLX Energy Services an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Houston American Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKLX Energy ServicesOutperform Votes7458.27% Underperform Votes5341.73% Houston American EnergyOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes3100.00% Which has higher earnings and valuation, KLXE or HUSA? KLX Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Houston American Energy. Houston American Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KLX Energy Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKLX Energy Services$688.60M0.05$19.20M-$3.52-0.53Houston American Energy$514.84K20.32-$3.21M-$0.80-0.83 Does the media favor KLXE or HUSA? In the previous week, Houston American Energy had 1 more articles in the media than KLX Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Houston American Energy and 0 mentions for KLX Energy Services. Houston American Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat KLX Energy Services' score of 0.31 indicating that Houston American Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment KLX Energy Services Neutral Houston American Energy Positive Is KLXE or HUSA more profitable? KLX Energy Services has a net margin of -6.45% compared to Houston American Energy's net margin of -544.15%. Houston American Energy's return on equity of -6.10% beat KLX Energy Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KLX Energy Services-6.45% -244.12% -8.24% Houston American Energy -544.15%-6.10%-5.86% Which has more risk & volatility, KLXE or HUSA? KLX Energy Services has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Houston American Energy has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryKLX Energy Services beats Houston American Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Houston American Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HUSA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HUSA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHouston American EnergyCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.46M$7.67B$7.36B$19.29BDividend YieldN/A24.65%10.79%3.84%P/E Ratio-2.0810.4354.6234.41Price / Sales20.327.5523,830.8734.88Price / CashN/A7.3835.7417.52Price / Book0.731.573.664.69Net Income-$3.21M$1.09B$4.32B$1.02B7 Day Performance5.87%-1.10%-0.29%-2.39%1 Month Performance11.73%3.32%5.53%4.31%1 Year Performance-48.89%-12.02%179.06%4.80% Houston American Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HUSAHouston American EnergyN/A$0.67+2.6%N/A-48.7%$10.46M$514,839.00-2.082Positive NewsKLXEKLX Energy Services2.5011 of 5 stars$2.07-2.4%$4.50+117.4%-62.2%$36.34M$688.60M-0.701,520Analyst DowngradeINDOIndonesia EnergyN/A$2.31flatN/A-16.9%$32.13M$2.67M0.0060Trending NewsNINENine Energy Service0.1046 of 5 stars$0.56-8.5%N/A-68.4%$23.76M$562.45M-0.47940Gap DownBATLBattalion OilN/A$1.34+3.1%N/A-77.2%$22.05M$193.89M-1.6760RCONRecon TechnologyN/A$2.08+1.5%N/A+43.2%$16.39M$65.67M0.00190Gap DownMXCMexco EnergyN/A$7.00+2.2%N/A-41.0%$14.32M$7.16M11.115News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBPTBP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust0.1908 of 5 stars$0.63+1.1%N/A-73.0%$13.48M$6.64M0.002,020News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownBRNBarnwell IndustriesN/A$1.22+1.3%N/A-53.4%$12.22M$20.05M-1.7940Analyst ForecastNEHCNew Era HeliumN/A$0.68+2.9%N/AN/A$9.49M$532,780.000.00N/AGBRNew Concept EnergyN/A$0.91+1.7%N/A-34.1%$4.64M$146,000.00-30.173News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KLX Energy Services Alternatives Indonesia Energy Alternatives Nine Energy Service Alternatives Battalion Oil Alternatives Recon Technology Alternatives Mexco Energy Alternatives BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Alternatives Barnwell Industries Alternatives New Era Helium Alternatives New Concept Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HUSA) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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