Comparing Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) and Oil States International (NYSE:OIS)

Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) and Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Solaris Energy Infrastructure and Oil States International”s gross 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	6.78	$24.34 million	$0.49	64.53
Oil States International	$692.59 million	0.45	$12.89 million	($0.18)	-28.17

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Profitability

This table compares Solaris Energy Infrastructure and Oil States 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%
Oil States International	-2.78%	1.78%	1.22%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Oil States International shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Oil States International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil States International has a beta of 2.61, suggesting that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Solaris Energy Infrastructure and Oil States International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0	0	5	1	3.17
Oil States International	0	2	1	0	2.33

Solaris Energy Infrastructure currently has a consensus target price of $45.75, suggesting a potential upside of 44.69%. Oil States International has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.21%. Given Solaris Energy Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Solaris Energy Infrastructure is more favorable than Oil States International.

Summary

Solaris Energy Infrastructure beats Oil States 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 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.