Precision Drilling (PDS) Competitors $62.50 +0.09 (+0.14%) (As of 12:13 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PDS vs. SSL, CRGY, BSM, VRN, LBRT, TALO, SOC, CLMT, HPK, and WTTRShould you be buying Precision Drilling stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Precision Drilling include Sasol (SSL), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Veren (VRN), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Talos Energy (TALO), Sable Offshore (SOC), Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT), HighPeak Energy (HPK), and Select Water Solutions (WTTR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Precision Drilling vs. Sasol Crescent Energy Black Stone Minerals Veren Liberty Energy Talos Energy Sable Offshore Calumet Specialty Products Partners HighPeak Energy Select Water Solutions Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) and Sasol (NYSE:SSL) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Which has higher earnings and valuation, PDS or SSL? Precision Drilling has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sasol. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrecision Drilling$1.44B0.61$214.27M$11.835.28Sasol$14.72B0.22-$2.37BN/AN/A Does the media favor PDS or SSL? In the previous week, Sasol had 1 more articles in the media than Precision Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sasol and 1 mentions for Precision Drilling. Precision Drilling's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Sasol's score of 0.18 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sasol 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate PDS or SSL? Precision Drilling currently has a consensus target price of $112.00, indicating a potential upside of 79.20%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Sasol.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Precision Drilling 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Sasol 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is PDS or SSL more profitable? Precision Drilling has a net margin of 12.52% compared to Sasol's net margin of 0.00%. Precision Drilling's return on equity of 10.06% beat Sasol's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Precision Drilling12.52% 10.06% 5.54% Sasol N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor PDS or SSL? Precision Drilling received 243 more outperform votes than Sasol when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.69% of users gave Precision Drilling an outperform vote while only 54.93% of users gave Sasol an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPrecision DrillingOutperform Votes60565.69% Underperform Votes31634.31% SasolOutperform Votes36254.93% Underperform Votes29745.07% Which has more risk & volatility, PDS or SSL? Precision Drilling has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sasol has a beta of 2.35, suggesting that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PDS or SSL? 48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sasol shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Sasol shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryPrecision Drilling beats Sasol on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyWatch this before it gets removed If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. Get Precision Drilling News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PDS 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 PDS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrecision DrillingDrilling oil & gas wells IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$879.38M$1.06B$8.20B$20.43BDividend YieldN/A4.14%11.26%3.44%P/E Ratio5.282.4215.4236.62Price / Sales0.612.44122.4419.07Price / Cash2.416.9912.2318.69Price / Book0.770.663.815.73Net Income$214.27M-$225.86M$942.40M$983.96M7 Day Performance1.46%-0.26%0.44%0.64%1 Month Performance5.49%5.65%6.41%6.62%1 Year Performance8.19%-6.87%6.98%24.56% Precision Drilling Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDSPrecision Drilling4.0904 of 5 stars$62.50+0.1%$112.00+79.2%+8.0%$879.38M$1.44B5.285,560SSLSasol3.6801 of 5 stars$5.20+3.8%N/A-53.2%$3.37B$275.11B0.0028,141Gap DownCRGYCrescent Energy3.7147 of 5 stars$14.63-1.6%$16.30+11.4%+28.6%$3.34B$2.71B23.47700Positive NewsBSMBlack Stone Minerals2.2874 of 5 stars$15.52flat$17.00+9.5%-10.5%$3.27B$592.22M9.58110Analyst UpgradeVRNVeren4.3493 of 5 stars$5.21-1.7%$12.67+143.1%N/A$3.21B$2.59B3.79777Positive NewsLBRTLiberty Energy3.892 of 5 stars$18.64+1.3%$22.89+22.8%-6.4%$3.05B$4.75B8.765,500Positive NewsTALOTalos Energy4.6446 of 5 stars$11.10-1.3%$17.06+53.7%-19.8%$2.00B$1.46B20.52440Positive NewsSOCSable Offshore1.7867 of 5 stars$21.73-7.5%$25.00+15.0%N/A$1.94BN/A0.002CLMTCalumet Specialty Products Partners0.7522 of 5 stars$21.90-2.8%$23.75+8.4%+27.7%$1.88B$4.18B-8.171,580Short Interest ↓HPKHighPeak Energy3.1035 of 5 stars$14.79-1.6%$14.00-5.3%-3.6%$1.87B$1.14B11.8730Positive NewsWTTRSelect Water Solutions4.1668 of 5 stars$14.94+1.2%$13.75-8.0%+102.4%$1.78B$1.59B25.034,200Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SSL Competitors CRGY Competitors BSM Competitors VRN Competitors LBRT Competitors TALO Competitors SOC Competitors CLMT Competitors HPK Competitors WTTR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:PDS) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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