Select Water Solutions (WTTR) Competitors

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) and Select Water Solutions (NYSE:WTTR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MGY or WTTR?

Select Water Solutions received 46 more outperform votes than Magnolia Oil & Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.01% of users gave Select Water Solutions an outperform vote while only 59.31% of users gave Magnolia Oil & Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Magnolia Oil & Gas	Outperform Votes 277 59.31%	Underperform Votes 190 40.69%
Select Water Solutions	Outperform Votes 323 67.01%	Underperform Votes 159 32.99%

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

94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Select Water Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Select Water Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor MGY or WTTR?

In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 12 more articles in the media than Select Water Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 8 mentions for Select Water Solutions. Select Water Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Magnolia Oil & Gas' score of 0.77 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
Magnolia Oil & Gas	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Select Water Solutions	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate MGY or WTTR?

Magnolia Oil & Gas currently has a consensus price target of $27.21, suggesting a potential upside of 28.45%. Select Water Solutions has a consensus price target of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 84.97%. Given Select Water Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Select Water Solutions is more favorable than Magnolia Oil & Gas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magnolia Oil & Gas	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Select Water Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has better valuation & earnings, MGY or WTTR?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Select Water Solutions. Magnolia Oil & Gas 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
Magnolia Oil & Gas	$1.32B	3.13	$388.30M	$1.93	10.98
Select Water Solutions	$1.45B	0.72	$74.40M	$0.30	29.28

Is MGY or WTTR a better dividend stock?

Magnolia Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Select Water Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Select Water Solutions pays out 93.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, MGY or WTTR?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Select Water Solutions has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MGY or WTTR more profitable?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 27.82% compared to Select Water Solutions' net margin of 2.11%. Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity of 20.74% beat Select Water Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magnolia Oil & Gas	27.82%	20.74%	14.23%
Select Water Solutions	2.11%	3.48%	2.37%

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats Select Water Solutions on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.