PTEN vs. HP, RIG, VAL, HPK, CWEN, SSL, TDW, NOG, BEPC, and WHD
Should you be buying Patterson-UTI Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Patterson-UTI Energy include Helmerich & Payne (HP), Transocean (RIG), Valaris (VAL), HighPeak Energy (HPK), Clearway Energy (CWEN), Sasol (SSL), Tidewater (TDW), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.
In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy and Patterson-UTI Energy both had 16 articles in the media. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Helmerich & Payne's score of 0.15 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Helmerich & Payne pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helmerich & Payne pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Helmerich & Payne has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helmerich & Payne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Patterson-UTI Energy received 102 more outperform votes than Helmerich & Payne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.26% of users gave Patterson-UTI Energy an outperform vote while only 54.57% of users gave Helmerich & Payne an outperform vote.
97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned 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.
Helmerich & Payne has a net margin of 12.84% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of 5.94%. Helmerich & Payne's return on equity of 13.21% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.
Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Patterson-UTI Energy presently has a consensus target price of $16.17, suggesting a potential upside of 49.41%. Helmerich & Payne has a consensus target price of $42.63, suggesting a potential upside of 8.38%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Helmerich & Payne.
Summary
Patterson-UTI Energy beats Helmerich & Payne on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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