Enerflex (NYSE:EFXT – Get Free Report) and ProPetro (NYSE:PUMP – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Enerflex and ProPetro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Enerflex | 2.06% | 11.76% | 4.84% |
| ProPetro | -1.15% | -1.49% | -0.89% |
Volatility & Risk
Enerflex has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ProPetro has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Enerflex | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.67 |
| ProPetro | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.54 |
Enerflex presently has a consensus target price of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.32%. ProPetro has a consensus target price of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 60.17%. Given ProPetro’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ProPetro is more favorable than Enerflex.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
46.5% of Enerflex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of ProPetro shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of ProPetro shares are owned 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 and Valuation
This table compares Enerflex and ProPetro”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Enerflex | $2.57 billion | 1.16 | $64.00 million | $0.43 | 56.83 |
| ProPetro | $1.27 billion | 0.92 | $820,000.00 | ($0.11) | -86.55 |
Enerflex has higher revenue and earnings than ProPetro. ProPetro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enerflex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Enerflex beats ProPetro on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Enerflex
Enerflex Ltd. offers energy infrastructure and energy transition solutions to natural gas markets in North America, Latin America, and the Eastern Hemisphere. The company provides natural gas compression infrastructure, processing, and treated water infrastructure under contract to oil and natural gas customers; power generation rental solutions; custom and standard compression packages for reciprocating and screw compressor applications; re-engineering, re-configuration, and re-packaging of compressors for various field applications; integrated turnkey power generation, gas compression, processing facilities, natural gas compression, processing, and electric power solutions; after-market mechanical services and parts distribution, as well as maintenance solutions to the oil and natural gas industry, operations, and overhaul services; and equipment supply, parts supply, and general asset management. It also designs, engineers, manufactures, constructs, and installs modular natural gas processing equipment, low-carbon solutions, cryogenic systems, electric power solutions, and treated water solutions; and engages in the engineering, design, procurement, project management, and construction services for compression, process, treated water, and power generation equipment, as well as after-market service, parts, and operations and maintenance services for gas compression, processing, and treated water facilities in the region. The company was formerly known as Enerflex Systems Income Fund and changed its name to Enerflex Ltd. in January 2010. Enerflex Ltd. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
About ProPetro
ProPetro Holding Corp. operates as an integrated oilfield services company. The company provides hydraulic fracturing, wireline, cementing, and other complementary oilfield completion services to upstream oil and gas companies in the Permian Basin. ProPetro Holding Corp. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.
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