Oil States International (NYSE:OIS – Get Free Report) and Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Oil States International and Solaris Energy Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Oil States International | -2.78% | 1.78% | 1.22% |
| Solaris Energy Infrastructure | 4.80% | 6.66% | 4.12% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Oil States International and Solaris Energy Infrastructure, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Oil States International | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Solaris Energy Infrastructure | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.17 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
97.4% of Oil States International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Oil States International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Oil States International and Solaris Energy Infrastructure”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Oil States International | $736.26 million | 0.45 | $12.89 million | ($0.18) | -29.03 |
| Solaris Energy Infrastructure | $280.14 million | 7.75 | $24.34 million | $0.44 | 73.52 |
Solaris Energy Infrastructure has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Oil States International. Oil States 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.
Risk & Volatility
Oil States International has a beta of 2.61, suggesting that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Solaris Energy Infrastructure beats Oil States International on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Oil States International
Oil States International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides engineered capital equipment and products for the energy, industrial, and military sectors worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Well Site Services, Downhole Technologies, and Offshore/Manufactured Products. The Well Site Services segment offers a range of equipment and services that are used to drill for, establish, and maintain the flow of oil and natural gas from a well throughout its lifecycle. It also provides wireline support, frac stacks, isolation tools, downhole and extended reach activity, well testing and flowback operations, sand control, and land drilling services. The Downhole Technologies segment provides oil and gas perforation systems, and downhole tools in support of completion, intervention, wireline, and well abandonment operations. This segment also designs, manufactures, and markets its consumable engineered products to oilfield service, and exploration and production companies. The Offshore/Manufactured Products segment designs, manufactures, and markets capital equipment utilized on floating production systems, subsea pipeline infrastructure, and offshore drilling rigs and vessels. Its products include flexible bearings, advanced connector systems, high-pressure riser systems, managed pressure drilling systems, deepwater mooring systems, cranes, subsea pipeline products, and blow-out preventer stack integration products. This segment also provides short-cycle products, such as valves, elastomers, and other specialty products that are used in the land-based drilling and completion markets; and other products for use in industrial, military, alternative energy, and other applications. In addition, it offers specialty welding, fabrication, cladding and machining, offshore installation, and inspection and repair services. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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.
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