Posted by admin on Jul 24th, 2022

ProFrac (NASDAQ:PFHC – Get Rating) and Select Energy Services (NYSE:WTTR – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

This table compares ProFrac and Select Energy Services’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Select Energy Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ProFrac.

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for ProFrac and Select Energy Services, as provided by MarketBeat.

ProFrac currently has a consensus price target of $26.75, suggesting a potential upside of 70.71%. Select Energy Services has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 66.16%. Given ProFrac’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ProFrac is more favorable than Select Energy Services.

63.3% of Select Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Select Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

This table compares ProFrac and Select Energy Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

ProFrac beats Select Energy Services on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

ProFrac Holding Corp., a vertically integrated and energy services company, provides hydraulic fracturing, completion, and other complementary products and services to upstream oil and gas companies engaged in the exploration and production of North American unconventional oil and natural gas resources. It operates through three segments: Stimulation Services, Manufacturing, and Proppant Production. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Willow Park, Texas.

Select Energy Services, Inc., an oilfield services company, provides water management and chemical solutions to the onshore oil and gas industry in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Water Services, Water Infrastructure, and Oilfield Chemicals. The Water Services segment provides water-related services, including water transfer, flow back and well testing, water containment, fluids hauling, water monitoring, and water network automation; technology solutions comprising hydrographic mapping, water volume and quality monitoring, remote pit and tank monitoring, leak detection, asset and fuel tracking, and automated-equipment services, as well as various on-site rental equipment and workforce accommodation services. The Water Infrastructure segment develops, builds, and operates semi-permanent and permanent pipeline infrastructure solutions to support oil and gas well development. The Oilfield Chemicals segment develops, manufactures, and provides a suite of chemicals, water treatment solutions, and services used in hydraulic fracturing, stimulation, cementing, production, pipelines, and well completions, including polymers, viscosity, crosslinkers, friction reducers, surfactants, buffers, breakers, and other chemical technologies to pressure pumping service companies. This segment also offers production chemical solutions for underperforming wells and ancillary oilfield services comprising corrosion and scale monitoring, chemical inventory management, well failure analysis, and lab services. Select Energy Services, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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