Select Water Solutions (WTTR) Competitors

Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and Select Water Solutions (NYSE:WTTR) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PTEN or WTTR?

97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer PTEN or WTTR?

In the previous week, Select Water Solutions had 7 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Select Water Solutions and 3 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Select Water Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 1.51 indicating that Select Water Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Patterson-UTI Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Select Water Solutions	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is PTEN or WTTR a better dividend stock?

Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Select Water Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Select Water Solutions pays out 90.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Select Water Solutions has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PTEN or WTTR?

Select Water Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Select Water Solutions, 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
Patterson-UTI Energy	$5.38B	0.41	-$968.03M	-$2.76	-2.07
Select Water Solutions	$1.45B	0.69	$30.64M	$0.31	26.76

Which has more volatility & risk, PTEN or WTTR?

Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Select Water Solutions has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PTEN or WTTR?

Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus target price of $8.27, indicating a potential upside of 44.88%. Select Water Solutions has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 80.83%. Given Select Water Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Select Water Solutions is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Patterson-UTI Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Select Water Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is PTEN or WTTR more profitable?

Select Water Solutions has a net margin of 2.26% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. Select Water Solutions' return on equity of 3.69% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Patterson-UTI Energy	-21.49%	-1.94%	-1.16%
Select Water Solutions	2.26%	3.69%	2.34%

Summary

Select Water Solutions beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.