Petrofac (OTCMKTS:POFCY – Get Free Report) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK – 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 analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
Petrofac has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Petrofac and Flotek Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Petrofac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Flotek Industries | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Petrofac and Flotek Industries”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Petrofac | $2.50 billion | 0.00 | -$505.00 million | N/A | N/A |
| Flotek Industries | $237.26 million | 3.21 | $30.53 million | $0.78 | 27.00 |
Flotek Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Petrofac.
Profitability
This table compares Petrofac and Flotek Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Petrofac | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Flotek Industries | 11.83% | 20.70% | 10.23% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Flotek Industries shares are held 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.
Summary
Flotek Industries beats Petrofac on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Petrofac
Petrofac Limited designs, builds, manages, and maintains infrastructure for the energy industries in the United Kingdom, Algeria, Thailand, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Engineering & Construction (E&C); Asset Solutions; and Integrated Energy Services (IES). The E&C segment provides onshore and offshore engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning services. The Asset Solutions segment offers concept, feasibility, and front-end engineering design services, as well as manages and maintains onshore and offshore operations. The IES segment focuses on delivering value from the existing asset portfolio. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in St Helier, Jersey.
About Flotek Industries
Flotek Industries, Inc. operates as a technology-driven green chemistry and data company that serves customers across industrial and commercial markets in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Chemistry Technologies (CT) and Data Analytics (DA). The CT segment designs, develops, manufactures, packages, distributes, delivers, and markets green specialty chemicals that enhance the profitability of hydrocarbon producers, as well as green specialty chemistries, and logistics and technology services. This segment primarily serves integrated oil and gas, oilfield services, independent oil and gas, national and state-owned oil, geothermal energy, solar energy, and alternative energy companies. The DA segment designs, develops, produces, sells, and supports equipment and services that create and provide valuable information on the composition and properties of energy customers' hydrocarbon fluids. It sells its products directly through a mix of in-house sales professionals, as well as contractual agency agreements. Flotek Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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