Natural Gas Services Group (NGS) Competitors $24.01 -1.43 (-5.63%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.98 -0.02 (-0.10%) As of 04:33 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NGS vs. RES, HLX, TTI, OIS, FET, GIFI, GEOS, DWSN, SLB, and HALShould you be buying Natural Gas Services Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Natural Gas Services Group include RPC (RES), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), TETRA Technologies (TTI), Oil States International (OIS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Dawson Geophysical (DWSN), Schlumberger (SLB), and Halliburton (HAL). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Natural Gas Services Group vs. RPC Helix Energy Solutions Group TETRA Technologies Oil States International Forum Energy Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication Geospace Technologies Dawson Geophysical Schlumberger Halliburton RPC (NYSE:RES) and Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is RES or NGS more profitable? Natural Gas Services Group has a net margin of 10.55% compared to RPC's net margin of 6.46%. RPC's return on equity of 8.62% beat Natural Gas Services Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RPC6.46% 8.62% 6.85% Natural Gas Services Group 10.55%6.60%3.29% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RES or NGS? 41.1% of RPC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.6% of Natural Gas Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.5% of RPC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Natural Gas Services Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to RES or NGS? In the previous week, Natural Gas Services Group had 5 more articles in the media than RPC. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Natural Gas Services Group and 2 mentions for RPC. RPC's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Natural Gas Services Group's score of 0.76 indicating that RPC is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment RPC 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Natural Gas Services Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RES or NGS? RPC has higher revenue and earnings than Natural Gas Services Group. RPC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Natural Gas Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRPC$1.37B0.73$91.44M$0.3612.57Natural Gas Services Group$161.22M1.87$4.75M$1.3517.78 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RES or NGS? RPC received 128 more outperform votes than Natural Gas Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.32% of users gave Natural Gas Services Group an outperform vote while only 54.25% of users gave RPC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRPCOutperform Votes40254.25% Underperform Votes33945.75% Natural Gas Services GroupOutperform Votes27457.32% Underperform Votes20442.68% Do analysts rate RES or NGS? RPC presently has a consensus price target of $5.75, indicating a potential upside of 27.07%. Natural Gas Services Group has a consensus price target of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.37%. Given Natural Gas Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Natural Gas Services Group is more favorable than RPC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score RPC 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Natural Gas Services Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Which has more volatility and risk, RES or NGS? RPC has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Gas Services Group has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNatural Gas Services Group beats RPC on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Natural Gas Services Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NGS 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 NGS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNatural Gas Services GroupOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$300.83M$3.19B$7.28B$19.38BDividend YieldN/A3.00%10.95%3.84%P/E Ratio18.7620.7854.3534.23Price / Sales1.870.8023,751.1334.85Price / Cash10.517.4435.5017.51Price / Book1.271.133.534.69Net Income$4.75M$288.76M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.38%-5.11%-1.21%-1.34%1 Month Performance32.94%3.58%7.90%9.79%1 Year Performance5.95%-22.13%175.33%3.27% Natural Gas Services Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGSNatural Gas Services Group3.1531 of 5 stars$24.01-5.6%$32.50+35.4%+9.0%$300.83M$161.22M18.76250Analyst UpgradeRESRPC3.7729 of 5 stars$4.74-1.5%$5.75+21.3%-35.2%$1.05B$1.37B11.022,730Positive NewsHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.3831 of 5 stars$6.46-0.9%$12.50+93.5%-45.5%$978.88M$1.34B161.542,280Positive NewsTTITETRA Technologies3.2621 of 5 stars$2.92-1.0%$5.25+79.8%-30.7%$388.57M$605.28M146.071,300OISOil States International3.4739 of 5 stars$4.55-2.4%$6.17+35.5%-2.8%$281.50M$685.26M-13.792,740FETForum Energy Technologies1.425 of 5 stars$14.79-4.8%N/A-18.4%$182.95M$807.31M-1.351,500Gap UpGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.4344 of 5 stars$6.21+0.6%N/A-6.3%$100.10M$156.59M5.91960GEOSGeospace Technologies0.3045 of 5 stars$6.05-2.1%N/A-35.6%$77.48M$116.54M-7.29650Gap UpDWSNDawson Geophysical0.0114 of 5 stars$1.27+1.0%N/A-28.8%$39.44M$74.15M-7.07190SLBSchlumberger4.9152 of 5 stars$35.10-1.9%$52.44+49.4%-28.4%$47.74B$36.07B11.2999,000Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.7879 of 5 stars$20.87-1.8%$33.53+60.6%-46.1%$17.94B$22.56B7.3745,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RES Alternatives HLX Alternatives TTI Alternatives OIS Alternatives FET Alternatives GIFI Alternatives GEOS Alternatives DWSN Alternatives SLB Alternatives HAL 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:NGS) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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