Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI – Get Free Report) and NPK International (NYSE:NPKI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Solaris Energy Infrastructure and NPK International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Solaris Energy Infrastructure | 4.80% | 6.66% | 4.12% |
| NPK International | -28.47% | 5.93% | 4.08% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Solaris Energy Infrastructure and NPK International, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Solaris Energy Infrastructure | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.17 |
| NPK International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Solaris Energy Infrastructure and NPK International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Solaris Energy Infrastructure | $313.09 million | 5.02 | $24.34 million | $0.49 | 47.77 |
| NPK International | $217.49 million | 2.42 | $14.52 million | ($1.72) | -3.53 |
Solaris Energy Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than NPK International. NPK International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solaris Energy Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of NPK International shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of NPK International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NPK International has a beta of 2.86, meaning that its stock price is 186% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Solaris Energy Infrastructure beats NPK International on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Solaris Energy Infrastructure
Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the manufacture of patented mobile proppant management systems that unload, store, and deliver proppant to oil and natural gas well sites. Its products include Mobile Proppant and Mobile Chemical Management Systems, and Inventory Management Software. The firm’s services include field, last mile management, and transloading services. The company was founded by William A. Zartler in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
About NPK International
NPK International Inc. provides products, rentals, and services primarily to the oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) industry. It operates through two segments, Fluids Systems and Industrial Solutions. The Fluids Systems segment provides drilling, completion, and stimulation fluids products and related technical services to customers primarily in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as other countries in the Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Industrial Solutions segment offers composite matting system rentals utilized for temporary worksite access; related site construction and services to customers in various markets, including power transmission, E&P, pipeline, renewable energy, petrochemical, construction, and other industries primarily in the United States and Europe; recyclable composite mats to customers worldwide; and access road construction, site planning and preparation, environmental protection, erosion control, and site restoration services. The company was formerly known as Newpark Resources, Inc. and changed its name to NPK International Inc. in December 2024. The company was incorporated in 1932 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
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