Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure (NYSE:SOI) and Jutal Offshore Oil Services (OTCMKTS:JUTOY) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure and Jutal Offshore Oil Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
---|
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.63 |
Jutal Offshore Oil Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure currently has a consensus price target of $9.9111, suggesting a potential downside of 16.08%. Given Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure is more favorable than Jutal Offshore Oil Services.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
50.7% of Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure and Jutal Offshore Oil Services' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
---|
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure | -9.17% | 3.82% | 3.01% |
Jutal Offshore Oil Services | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure and Jutal Offshore Oil Services' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
---|
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure | $241.69 million | 2.22 | $52.01 million | $1.32 | 8.95 |
Jutal Offshore Oil Services | $254.76 million | 0.93 | $640,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jutal Offshore Oil Services.
Summary
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure beats Jutal Offshore Oil Services on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.