Nine Energy Service (NINE) Competitors

KLX Energy Services (NASDAQ:KLXE) and Nine Energy Service (NYSE:NINE) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Is KLXE or NINE more profitable?

KLX Energy Services has a net margin of 2.16% compared to KLX Energy Services' net margin of -5.28%. Nine Energy Service's return on equity of 62.68% beat KLX Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KLX Energy Services	2.16%	62.68%	4.58%
Nine Energy Service	-5.28%	N/A	-6.48%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KLXE or NINE?

42.7% of KLX Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.6% of Nine Energy Service shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of KLX Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Nine Energy Service shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate KLXE or NINE?

KLX Energy Services presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 81.56%. Given Nine Energy Service's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KLX Energy Services is more favorable than Nine Energy Service.

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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Nine Energy Service	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Does the media favor KLXE or NINE?

In the previous week, Nine Energy Service had 5 more articles in the media than KLX Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Nine Energy Service and 2 mentions for KLX Energy Services. Nine Energy Service's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat KLX Energy Services' score of 0.43 indicating that KLX Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KLX Energy Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nine Energy Service	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, KLXE or NINE?

KLX Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Nine Energy Service. Nine Energy Service 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KLX Energy Services	$888.40M	0.13	$19.20M	$1.25	5.70
Nine Energy Service	$609.53M	0.16	-$32.21M	-$0.96	-2.82

Which has more volatility and risk, KLXE or NINE?

KLX Energy Services has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nine Energy Service has a beta of 3.41, meaning that its share price is 241% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KLXE or NINE?

KLX Energy Services received 59 more outperform votes than Nine Energy Service when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.35% of users gave KLX Energy Services an outperform vote while only 48.28% of users gave Nine Energy Service an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
KLX Energy Services	Outperform Votes 73 59.35%	Underperform Votes 50 40.65%
Nine Energy Service	Outperform Votes 14 48.28%	Underperform Votes 15 51.72%

Summary

KLX Energy Services beats Nine Energy Service on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.