Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD – Get Free Report) and National Energy Services Reunited (NASDAQ:NESR – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Weatherford International and National Energy Services Reunited”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Weatherford International | $4.92 billion | 1.34 | $431.00 million | $5.07 | 18.20 |
| National Energy Services Reunited | $1.32 billion | 2.55 | $51.13 million | $0.92 | 36.46 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Weatherford International and National Energy Services Reunited, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Weatherford International | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.60 |
| National Energy Services Reunited | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3.10 |
Weatherford International currently has a consensus price target of $114.25, suggesting a potential upside of 23.83%. National Energy Services Reunited has a consensus price target of $33.57, suggesting a potential upside of 0.09%. Given Weatherford International’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than National Energy Services Reunited.
Profitability
This table compares Weatherford International and National Energy Services Reunited’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Weatherford International | 7.66% | 21.50% | 7.09% |
| National Energy Services Reunited | 5.77% | 12.07% | 6.22% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of National Energy Services Reunited shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Weatherford International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of National Energy Services Reunited shares are held by 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.
Volatility & Risk
Weatherford International has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Energy Services Reunited has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Weatherford International beats National Energy Services Reunited on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Weatherford International
Weatherford International plc, an energy services company, provides equipment and services for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil, geothermal, and natural gas wells worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Drilling and Evaluation; Well Construction and Completions; and Production and Intervention. It offers artificial lift systems, including reciprocating rod, progressing cavity pumping, gas, hydraulic, plunger, and hybrid lift systems, as well as related automation and control systems; pressure pumping and reservoir stimulation services, such as acidizing, fracturing, cementing, and coiled-tubing intervention; and software, automation and flow measurement solutions. The company also provides safety, downhole reservoir monitoring, flow control, and multistage fracturing systems, as well as sand-control technologies, and production and isolation packers; liner hangers to suspend a casing string in high-temperature and high-pressure wells; cementing products, including plugs, float and stage equipment, and torque-and-drag reduction technology for zonal isolation; and pre-job planning and installation services. In addition, it offers directional drilling services, and logging and measurement services while drilling; services related to rotary-steerable systems, high temperature and high pressure sensors, drilling reamers, and circulation subs; rotating control devices and advanced automated control systems, as well as closed loop drilling, air drilling, managed-pressure drilling, and underbalanced drilling services; open-hole and cased-hole logging services; and intervention and remediation services. Further, it provides tubular handling, management, and connection services; and re-entry, fishing, and well abandonment services, as well as patented bottom hole, tubular-handling equipment, pressure-control equipment, and drill pipe and collars. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Houston, Texas.
About National Energy Services Reunited
National Energy Services Reunited Corp. provides oilfield services in the Middle East and North Africa region. The company’s Production Services segment offers hydraulic fracturing services; coiled tubing services, including nitrogen lifting, fishing, milling, clean-out, scale removal, and other well applications; stimulation and pumping services; primary and remedial cementing services; nitrogen services; filtration services, as well as frac tanks and pumping units; and pipeline and industrial services, such as water filling and hydro testing, nitrogen purging, and de-gassing and pressure testing, as well as cutting/welding and cooling down piping/vessels systems. This segment also provides production assurance chemicals; integrated project management projects; artificial lift services; and surface and subsurface safety systems, high-pressure packer systems, flow controls, service tools, expandable liner technology, vacuum insulated tubing technology for steam applications, and engineering capabilities with manufacturing capacity and testing facilities, as well as sources and treats water for oil and gas, municipal, and industrial use. Its Drilling and Evaluation Services segment offers drilling and workover rigs; rigs and integrated services; fishing and remediation solutions; directional and turbines drilling; drilling fluid systems and related technologies; wireline logging; slickline services for removal of scale, wax and sand build-up, setting plugs, changing out gas lift valves, and fishing and other well applications; and well testing services to measure solids, gas, and oil and water produced from well, as well as rents drilling tools. This segment also provides oilfield solutions for thru-tubing intervention; tubular running services; and a range of wellhead products, flow control equipment, and frac equipment. National Energy Services Reunited Corp. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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