Contrasting Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) & Solar Integrated Roofing (OTCMKTS:SIRC)

Solar Integrated Roofing (OTCMKTS:SIRC) and Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Solar Integrated Roofing and Helmerich & Payne’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solar Integrated Roofing	-623.62%	N/A	N/A
Helmerich & Payne	11.02%	11.31%	6.35%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Solar Integrated Roofing and Helmerich & Payne, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solar Integrated Roofing	0	0	0	0	0.00
Helmerich & Payne	2	6	3	0	2.09

Helmerich & Payne has a consensus target price of $31.78, suggesting a potential upside of 54.32%. Given Helmerich & Payne’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Helmerich & Payne is more favorable than Solar Integrated Roofing.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Solar Integrated Roofing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Solar Integrated Roofing and Helmerich & Payne”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solar Integrated Roofing	$37.31 million	0.03	-$27.40 million	($0.03)	0.00
Helmerich & Payne	$2.76 billion	0.74	$344.17 million	$3.04	6.77

Helmerich & Payne has higher revenue and earnings than Solar Integrated Roofing. Solar Integrated Roofing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helmerich & Payne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Solar Integrated Roofing has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Summary

Helmerich & Payne beats Solar Integrated Roofing on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Solar Integrated Roofing

Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. provides integrated, single-source solar power and roofing systems installation services for commercial and residential properties in the United States. It offers battery backup, electric vehicle charging, roofing, and related HVAC/electrical contracting works; and sells solar panels. The company was formerly known as Landstar Development Group, Inc. and changed its name to Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. in November 2015. Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.

About Helmerich & Payne

Founded in 1920, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (H&P) (NYSE: HP) is committed to delivering industry leading levels of drilling productivity and reliability. H&P operates with the highest level of integrity, safety and innovation to deliver superior results for its customers and returns for shareholders. Through its subsidiaries, the Company designs, fabricates and operates high-performance drilling rigs in conventional and unconventional plays around the world. H&P also develops and implements advanced automation, directional drilling and survey management technologies. H&P’s fleet includes 299 land rigs in the U.S., 31 international land rigs and eight offshore platform rigs.