Head-To-Head Contrast: Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) & Weatherford International (OTCMKTS:WFTIF)

Weatherford International (OTCMKTS:WFTIF) and Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Weatherford International and Solaris Energy Infrastructure, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weatherford International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0	0	2	0	3.00

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.61%. Given Weatherford International’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Solaris Energy Infrastructure.

Risk & Volatility

Weatherford International has a beta of 2.81, meaning that its share price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.7% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Weatherford 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Weatherford 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
Weatherford International	$5.74 billion	0.00	-$2.81 billion	($0.59)	N/A
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$280.14 million	7.54	$24.34 million	$0.44	71.48

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Weatherford International. Weatherford 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.

Profitability

This table compares Weatherford International and Solaris Energy Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weatherford International	-53.77%	N/A	-7.53%
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	4.80%	6.66%	4.12%

Summary

Solaris Energy Infrastructure beats Weatherford International on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Weatherford International

Weatherford International Plc provides equipment and services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. It operates through two segments: Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemispher. The company products and services are Drilling and Evaluation, Production, Completions, and Well Construction. Weatherford International was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

About Solaris Energy Infrastructure

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. designs and manufactures specialized equipment for oil and natural gas operators in the United States. The company provides mobile proppant and fluid management systems, as well as last mile logistics management services. It offers systems, mobilization, and last mile logistics services that are used to unload, store, and deliver proppant, water and/or chemicals at oil and natural gas well sites. The company is also involved in the transloading and storage of proppant or railcars at its transloading facility. In addition, it develops Railtronix, an inventory management software; and all-electric equipment that automates the low pressure section of oil and gas well completion sites. The company serves exploration and production, and oilfield services industries. Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.