Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD – Get Free Report) and Aker Solutions ASA (OTCMKTS:AKRTF – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Weatherford International and Aker Solutions ASA’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% |
| Aker Solutions ASA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Weatherford International and Aker Solutions ASA”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Weatherford International | $4.78 billion | 1.36 | $431.00 million | $5.07 | 17.85 |
| Aker Solutions ASA | N/A | N/A | N/A | $4.45 | 1.00 |
Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Aker Solutions ASA. Aker Solutions ASA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weatherford International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
97.2% of Weatherford International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of Aker Solutions ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Weatherford International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Weatherford International and Aker Solutions ASA, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Weatherford International | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Aker Solutions ASA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Weatherford International presently has a consensus target price of $114.25, indicating a potential upside of 26.23%. Given Weatherford International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Aker Solutions ASA.
Summary
Weatherford International beats Aker Solutions ASA on 11 of the 11 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 Aker Solutions ASA
Aker Solutions ASA provides solutions, products, systems, and services to the oil and gas industry in Norway, the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Angola, Brunei, Canada, India, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Renewables and Field Development; and Life Cycle. It offers field planning, feasibility, and concept studies; specialist engineering, project management, and procurement services; floater designs, offshore wind, as well as engages in design, delivery, and construction of oil and gas production, and receiving and processing facilities. The company also provides offshore fish farming, carbon capture, utilization and storage, hydrogen and derivatives, hydropower, and offshore wind solutions. Further, it designs and constructs jackets for construction services and offers electrification services; and designs and constructs offshore oil and gas production facilities and onshore receiving and processing facilities. Additionally, the company provides maintenance, modifications, decommissioning, asset integrity management, hook-up, and completion solutions. Aker Solutions ASA was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway.
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