Select Water Solutions (WTTR) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer WTTR or PTEN?

Select Water Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.38%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus target price of $7.80, suggesting a potential upside of 36.13%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Select Water Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Select Water Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Patterson-UTI Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WTTR or PTEN?

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. 8.4% of Select Water Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Is WTTR or PTEN 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
Select Water Solutions	2.26%	3.69%	2.34%
Patterson-UTI Energy	-21.49%	-1.94%	-1.16%

Which has more volatility and risk, WTTR or PTEN?

Select Water Solutions has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WTTR or PTEN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Select Water Solutions	$1.45B	0.96	$30.64M	$0.31	37.11
Patterson-UTI Energy	$5.38B	0.41	-$968.03M	-$2.76	-2.08

Does the media favor WTTR or PTEN?

In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Select Water Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 5 mentions for Select Water Solutions. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Select Water Solutions' score of 0.59 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Select Water Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Patterson-UTI Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WTTR or PTEN a better dividend stock?

Select Water Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Select Water Solutions beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.