Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX – Get Rating) and ProFrac (NASDAQ:PFHC – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Helix Energy Solutions Group and ProFrac, as provided by MarketBeat.
Get Helix Energy Solutions Group alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Helix Energy Solutions Group | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| ProFrac | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.86 |
Helix Energy Solutions Group currently has a consensus target price of $7.25, indicating a potential upside of 75.97%. ProFrac has a consensus target price of $27.42, indicating a potential upside of 70.29%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Helix Energy Solutions Group is more favorable than ProFrac.
Profitability
This table compares Helix Energy Solutions Group and ProFrac's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Helix Energy Solutions Group | -17.62% | -7.24% | -5.08% |
| ProFrac | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of ProFrac shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Helix Energy Solutions Group and ProFrac's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Helix Energy Solutions Group | $674.73 million | 0.93 | -$61.78 million | ($0.78) | -5.28 |
| ProFrac | $768.35 million | 2.98 | -$42.42 million | N/A | N/A |
ProFrac has higher revenue and earnings than Helix Energy Solutions Group.
Summary
ProFrac beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Helix Energy Solutions Group
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Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., an offshore energy services company, provides specialty services to the offshore energy industry primarily in Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, the Asia Pacific, and West Africa regions. The company operates through three segments: Well Intervention, Robotics, and Production Facilities. It engages in the installation of flowlines, control umbilicals, and manifold assemblies and risers; trenching and burial of pipelines; installation and tie-in of riser and manifold assembly; commissioning, testing, and inspection activities; and provision of cable and umbilical lay, and connection services. The company also provides well intervention, intervention engineering, and production enhancement services; inspection, repair, and maintenance of production structures, trees, jumpers, risers, pipelines, and subsea equipment; and related support services. In addition, it offers reclamation and remediation services; well plug and abandonment services; pipeline abandonment services; and site inspections. Additionally, the company offers oil and natural gas processing facilities and services; and fast response system, as well as site clearance and subsea support services. It serves independent oil and gas producers and suppliers, pipeline transmission companies, renewable energy companies, and offshore engineering and construction firms. The company was formerly known as Cal Dive International, Inc. and changed its name to Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. in March 2006. Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About ProFrac
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ProFrac Holding Corp., a vertically integrated and energy services company, provides hydraulic fracturing, completion, and other products and services to upstream oil and gas companies engaged in the exploration and production of North American unconventional oil and natural gas resources. It operates through three segments: Stimulation Services, Manufacturing, and Proppant Production. The company also manufactures and sells high horsepower pumps, valves, piping, swivels, large-bore manifold systems, seats, and fluid ends. ProFrac Holding Corp. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Willow Park, Texas.
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