Petrominerals (OTCMKTS:PTRO) and Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Petrominerals has a beta of 3.27, meaning that its share price is 227% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schlumberger has a beta of 2.28, meaning that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Petrominerals and Schlumberger's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Petrominerals | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Schlumberger | $32.92 billion | 1.12 | $-10,137,000,000.00 | $1.47 | 17.97 |
Petrominerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Schlumberger.
Profitability
This table compares Petrominerals and Schlumberger's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Petrominerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Schlumberger | -40.15% | 7.34% | 2.46% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
73.2% of Schlumberger shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Petrominerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Schlumberger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Petrominerals and Schlumberger, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Petrominerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Schlumberger | 2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2.52 |
Schlumberger has a consensus price target of $24.68, suggesting a potential downside of 6.59%. Given Schlumberger's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Schlumberger is more favorable than Petrominerals.
Summary
Schlumberger beats Petrominerals on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.