High Arctic Energy Services (HWO) Competitors

High Arctic Energy Services (TSE:HWO) and NXT Energy Solutions (TSE:SFD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer HWO or SFD?

In the previous week, NXT Energy Solutions had 7 more articles in the media than High Arctic Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for NXT Energy Solutions and 1 mentions for High Arctic Energy Services. NXT Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat High Arctic Energy Services' score of 0.55 indicating that NXT Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
High Arctic Energy Services	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NXT Energy Solutions	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HWO or SFD?

High Arctic Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than NXT Energy Solutions. NXT Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than High Arctic Energy Services, 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
High Arctic Energy Services	C$37.70M	0.23	C$29.06M	C$2.78	0.28
NXT Energy Solutions	C$2.78M	18.25	-C$6.77M	-C$0.09	-7.48

Which has more risk & volatility, HWO or SFD?

High Arctic Energy Services has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXT Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HWO or SFD more profitable?

High Arctic Energy Services has a net margin of 77.07% compared to NXT Energy Solutions' net margin of -243.94%. High Arctic Energy Services' return on equity of 43.70% beat NXT Energy Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
High Arctic Energy Services	77.07%	43.70%	0.72%
NXT Energy Solutions	-243.94%	-123.85%	-21.54%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HWO or SFD?

0.1% of High Arctic Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of NXT Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.0% of High Arctic Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.7% of NXT Energy Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HWO or SFD?

High Arctic Energy Services received 106 more outperform votes than NXT Energy Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.38% of users gave NXT Energy Solutions an outperform vote while only 61.41% of users gave High Arctic Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
High Arctic Energy Services	Outperform Votes 183 61.41%	Underperform Votes 115 38.59%
NXT Energy Solutions	Outperform Votes 77 66.38%	Underperform Votes 39 33.62%

Summary

High Arctic Energy Services beats NXT Energy Solutions on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.