Innovex International (NYSE:INVX – Get Free Report) and Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
79.7% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 34.9% of Innovex International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Innovex International has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mammoth Energy Services has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Innovex International and Mammoth Energy Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Innovex International | 6.17% | 7.12% | 5.80% |
| Mammoth Energy Services | 0.98% | -8.10% | -6.14% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Innovex International and Mammoth Energy Services”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Innovex International | $978.25 million | 1.97 | $83.30 million | $0.89 | 30.97 |
| Mammoth Energy Services | $68.39 million | 2.17 | $4.60 million | $0.02 | 154.25 |
Innovex International has higher revenue and earnings than Mammoth Energy Services. Innovex International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mammoth Energy Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Innovex International and Mammoth Energy Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Innovex International | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.71 |
| Mammoth Energy Services | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Innovex International currently has a consensus price target of $32.80, indicating a potential upside of 19.00%. Given Innovex International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Innovex International is more favorable than Mammoth Energy Services.
Summary
Innovex International beats Mammoth Energy Services on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Innovex International
Innovex International, Inc. engages in the provision of solutions for both onshore and offshore applications within the oil and gas industry. The company was founded on September 15, 2016 and is headquartered in Humble, TX.
About Mammoth Energy Services
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. operates as an energy services company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Well Completion Services, Infrastructure Services, Natural Sand Proppant Services, and Drilling Services. The company offers pressure pumping and hydraulic fracturing, sand hauling, and water transfer services; and master services agreements. It also provides a range of services on electric transmission and distribution, and networks and substation facilities, including engineering, design, construction, upgrade, maintenance, and repair of high voltage transmission lines, substations, and lower voltage overhead and underground distribution systems; storm repair and restoration services; and commercial services comprising installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial wiring. In addition, the company mines, processes, and sells natural sand proppant used for hydraulic fracturing; buys processed sand from suppliers on the spot market for resale; and provides logistics solutions to facilitate delivery of frac sand products. Further, it offers contract land and directional drilling services; and rig moving services. Additionally, the company offers aviation services, equipment rental, remote accommodation, and equipment manufacturing services. It serves government-funded, private, public investor-owned, and co-operative utilities; independent oil and natural gas producers; and land-based drilling contractors. The company was formerly known as Mammoth Energy Partners LP and changed its name to Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. in October 2016. Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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