NXT Energy Solutions (SFD) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate SFD or SHLE?

Source Energy Services has a consensus target price of C$16.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.40%. Given Source Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Source Energy Services is more favorable than NXT Energy Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NXT Energy Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Source Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SFD or SHLE?

Source Energy Services received 72 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 63.14% of users gave Source Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NXT Energy Solutions	Outperform Votes 77 66.38%	Underperform Votes 39 33.62%
Source Energy Services	Outperform Votes 149 63.14%	Underperform Votes 87 36.86%

Does the media prefer SFD or SHLE?

In the previous week, NXT Energy Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Source Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for NXT Energy Solutions and 0 mentions for Source Energy Services. Source Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat NXT Energy Solutions' score of -1.00 indicating that Source Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NXT Energy Solutions	Negative
Source Energy Services	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, SFD or SHLE?

NXT Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Source Energy Services has a beta of 2.82, meaning that its share price is 182% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SFD or SHLE more profitable?

Source Energy Services has a net margin of 24.84% compared to NXT Energy Solutions' net margin of -243.94%. Source Energy Services' return on equity of 95.63% beat NXT Energy Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NXT Energy Solutions	-243.94%	-123.85%	-21.54%
Source Energy Services	24.84%	95.63%	6.78%

Which has better earnings & valuation, SFD or SHLE?

Source Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than NXT Energy Solutions. NXT Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Source 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
NXT Energy Solutions	C$2.78M	13.54	-C$6.77M	-C$0.09	-5.55
Source Energy Services	C$682.39M	0.24	C$169.48M	C$12.55	0.98

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SFD or SHLE?

19.0% of NXT Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Source Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.7% of NXT Energy Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Source Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Source Energy Services beats NXT Energy Solutions on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.