Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO – Get Free Report) and Drilling Tools International (NASDAQ:DTI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Expro Group and Drilling Tools International, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Expro Group | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.29 |
| Drilling Tools International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
Expro Group currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.27%. Drilling Tools International has a consensus target price of $2.80, indicating a potential upside of 6.46%. Given Drilling Tools International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Drilling Tools International is more favorable than Expro Group.
Risk & Volatility
Profitability
This table compares Expro Group and Drilling Tools International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Expro Group | 1.33% | 3.27% | 2.19% |
| Drilling Tools International | -1.97% | 0.58% | 0.31% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.1% of Expro Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Drilling Tools International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Expro Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Drilling Tools International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Expro Group and Drilling Tools International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Expro Group | $1.61 billion | 1.23 | $51.69 million | $0.18 | 97.78 |
| Drilling Tools International | $159.63 million | 0.58 | -$3.76 million | ($0.09) | -29.22 |
Expro Group has higher revenue and earnings than Drilling Tools International. Drilling Tools International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expro Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Expro Group beats Drilling Tools International on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Expro Group
Expro Group Holdings N.V. engages in the provision of energy services in North and Latin America, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company provides well construction services, such as technology solutions in drilling, tubular running services, and cementing and tubulars; and well management services, including well flow management, subsea well access, and well intervention and integrity solutions. It serves exploration and production companies in onshore and offshore environments in approximately 60 countries. Expro Group Holdings N.V. was founded in 1938 and is based in Houston, Texas.
About Drilling Tools International
Drilling Tools International Corporation provides oilfield equipment and services to oil and natural gas sectors in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. It offers downhole tool rentals, machining, and inspection services to support the global drilling and wellbore construction industry. The company also provides products are bottom hole assembly components, such as stabilizers, subs, non-magnetic and steel drill collars, hole openers, and roller reamers, as well as drill pipe and drill pipe accessories; ancillary equipment and handling tools to support its rental platform, including float valves, ring gauges, tool baskets, lift bail, lift subs, mud magnets, elevators, bracket and bail assemblies, slips, tongs, stabbing guides and safety clamps; and blowout preventers, and pressure control accessory equipment. In addition, it offers tool rental services, which consists of rental, inspection, machining, and repair services; rents downhole drilling tools used in horizontal and directional drilling of oil and natural gas; rents kellys, pip joints, work strings; maintains a fleet of rental equipment consisting of drill collars, stabilizers, crossover subs, wellbore conditioning tools, drill pipe, hevi-wate drill pipe, and tubing; rents surface control equipment, such as blowout preventers and handling tools; and provides downhole products for producing wells. Drilling Tools International Corporation is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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