WTTR vs. PTEN, HAL, LBRT, MGY, NOG, OII, PUMP, RES, SLB, and WHD
Should you be buying Select Water Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Select Water Solutions include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Oceaneering International (OII), ProPetro (PUMP), RPC (RES), Schlumberger (SLB), and Cactus (WHD).
Select Water Solutions vs. Its Competitors
Select Water Solutions (NYSE:WTTR) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Select Water Solutions has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Select Water Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Select Water Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 4 mentions for Select Water Solutions. Select Water Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 0.96 indicating that Select Water Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Select Water Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.60%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus target price of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 43.90%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Select Water Solutions.
Select Water Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. 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. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.
81.7% of Select Water Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Select Water Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
Summary
Select Water Solutions beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WTTR) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff