Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND – Get Free Report) is one of 177 public companies in the “Energy Equipment & Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Smart Sand to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
35.2% of Smart Sand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 33.5% of Smart Sand shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Smart Sand and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Smart Sand | 2.71% | 4.41% | 3.07% |
| Smart Sand Competitors | -11.07% | 7.51% | 1.51% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Smart Sand and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Smart Sand | $386.99 million | $1.35 million | 18.62 |
| Smart Sand Competitors | $3.27 billion | $29.73 million | 20.61 |
Smart Sand’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Smart Sand. Smart Sand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Volatility & Risk
Smart Sand has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smart Sand’s rivals have a beta of 0.83, indicating that their average share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Smart Sand and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Smart Sand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Smart Sand Competitors | 1662 | 6806 | 8598 | 486 | 2.45 |
As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 22.26%. Given Smart Sand’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smart Sand has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Summary
Smart Sand rivals beat Smart Sand on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
About Smart Sand
Smart Sand, Inc., an integrated frac and industrial sand supply and services company, engages in the excavation, processing, and sale of sands or proppant for use in hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry in the United States. It also provides proppant logistics services; and wellsite storage solutions through SmartSystems products and services. The company sells its products primarily to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, oilfield service companies, and industrial manufacturers. Smart Sand, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.
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