Sisecam Resources (NYSE:SIRE – Get Rating) and Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND – Get Rating) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Sisecam Resources and Smart Sand, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Get Sisecam Resources alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sisecam Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Smart Sand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Smart Sand has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.90%. Given Smart Sand's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Smart Sand is more favorable than Sisecam Resources.
Risk & Volatility
Sisecam Resources has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smart Sand has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Sisecam Resources and Smart Sand's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sisecam Resources | $540.10 million | 0.87 | $24.40 million | $2.86 | 8.30 |
| Smart Sand | $126.65 million | 0.70 | -$50.67 million | ($0.37) | -5.32 |
Sisecam Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Smart Sand. Smart Sand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sisecam Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Sisecam Resources and Smart Sand's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sisecam Resources | 8.33% | 16.33% | 9.94% |
| Smart Sand | -7.17% | -6.53% | -4.18% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
5.7% of Sisecam Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.1% of Smart Sand shares are held by institutional investors. 49.4% of Smart Sand shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Sisecam Resources beats Smart Sand on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sisecam Resources
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Sisecam Resources LP engages in the production and sale of natural soda ash. The company was founded on April 22, 2013 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
About Smart Sand
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Smart Sand, Inc. engages in supplying frac sand and related services. The firm offers complete mine to wellsite proppant supply and logistics solutions. It supplies industrial sand to the oil and gas industry. The company was founded on July 19, 2011 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.
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