Houston American Energy (HUSA) Competitors $6.72 -0.17 (-2.40%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.70 -0.02 (-0.28%) As of 04:10 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HUSA vs. PDS, TXO, DEC, BORR, GRNT, VTLE, ACDC, REPX, CLB, and PUMPShould you be buying Houston American Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Houston American Energy include Precision Drilling (PDS), TXO Partners (TXO), Diversified Energy (DEC), Borr Drilling (BORR), Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT), Vital Energy (VTLE), ProFrac (ACDC), Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), Core Laboratories (CLB), and ProPetro (PUMP). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Houston American Energy vs. Its Competitors Precision Drilling TXO Partners Diversified Energy Borr Drilling Granite Ridge Resources Vital Energy ProFrac Riley Exploration Permian Core Laboratories ProPetro Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) and Houston American Energy (NYSE:HUSA) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, PDS or HUSA? Precision Drilling has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Houston American Energy has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PDS or HUSA? Precision Drilling currently has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.70%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Houston American Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Precision Drilling 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 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 Is PDS or HUSA more profitable? Precision Drilling has a net margin of 5.67% compared to Houston American Energy's net margin of -544.15%. Precision Drilling's return on equity of 6.21% beat Houston American Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Precision Drilling5.67% 6.21% 3.62% Houston American Energy -544.15%-6.10%-5.86% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PDS or HUSA? Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Houston American Energy. Houston American Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Precision Drilling, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrecision Drilling$1.39B0.55$81.15M$4.7512.15Houston American Energy$509.59K448.89-$3.21M-$9.01-0.75 Does the media favor PDS or HUSA? In the previous week, Houston American Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Precision Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Houston American Energy and 4 mentions for Precision Drilling. Precision Drilling's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Houston American Energy's score of 1.16 indicating that Precision Drilling is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Precision Drilling 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Houston American Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PDS or HUSA? 48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of Houston American Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Houston American Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPrecision Drilling beats Houston American Energy on 14 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HUSA 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$228.75M$1.14B$7.78B$21.50BDividend YieldN/A180.26%10.78%3.49%P/E Ratio-20.985.5039.6229.86Price / Sales448.8919.63888.5651.75Price / CashN/A7.0935.5018.13Price / Book7.301.873.984.65Net Income-$3.21M-$115.92M$4.29B$999.94M7 Day Performance2.52%2.08%1.16%0.79%1 Month Performance-30.12%2.12%3.37%4.55%1 Year Performance-33.51%6.72%15.16%16.77% Houston American Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HUSAHouston American Energy0.3066 of 5 stars$6.72-2.4%N/A-31.9%$228.75M$509.59K-20.982News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑PDSPrecision Drilling4.5481 of 5 stars$56.13-1.1%$87.00+55.0%-9.3%$750.33M$1.39B11.825,504News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeTXOTXO Partners4.1286 of 5 stars$13.42-1.1%$22.50+67.7%-24.2%$743.42M$282.81M40.67170Analyst DowngradeDECDiversified Energy3.3397 of 5 stars$14.88-1.2%$21.50+44.5%+34.5%$725.77M$794.84M0.001,589Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBORRBorr Drilling1.6236 of 5 stars$3.00-1.5%$5.70+90.3%-45.0%$718.12M$1.01B14.262,719GRNTGranite Ridge Resources4.2106 of 5 stars$5.26-1.4%$7.50+42.7%-13.6%$699.55M$380.03M21.901Positive NewsVTLEVital Energy2.9959 of 5 stars$15.71-4.2%$28.20+79.6%-37.9%$634.67M$1.95B-0.79290Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastACDCProFrac3.0276 of 5 stars$3.84flat$6.10+58.9%-39.5%$615.48M$2.19B-2.213,077Positive NewsShort Interest ↓REPXRiley Exploration Permian4.0665 of 5 stars$27.35-3.8%$47.00+71.8%+4.7%$602.85M$392.89M4.8550Positive NewsCLBCore Laboratories1.956 of 5 stars$12.42-1.6%$12.50+0.7%-27.1%$591.80M$517.38M20.033,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePUMPProPetro3.7333 of 5 stars$4.66-2.2%$8.80+88.7%-36.4%$495.92M$1.44B-3.171,900High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Precision Drilling Alternatives TXO Partners Alternatives Diversified Energy Alternatives Borr Drilling Alternatives Granite Ridge Resources Alternatives Vital Energy Alternatives ProFrac Alternatives Riley Exploration Permian Alternatives Core Laboratories Alternatives ProPetro 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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