Analyzing Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) and Weatherford International (OTCMKTS:WFTIQ)

Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) and Weatherford International (OTCMKTS:WFTIQ) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Solaris Energy Infrastructure and Weatherford International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0	0	5	1	3.17
Weatherford International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Solaris Energy Infrastructure presently has a consensus price target of $45.75, suggesting a potential upside of 116.31%. Given Solaris Energy Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Solaris Energy Infrastructure is more favorable than Weatherford International.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Weatherford International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Solaris Energy Infrastructure and Weatherford 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%
Weatherford International	-32.44%	-57.14%	-10.97%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Solaris Energy Infrastructure and Weatherford International”s top-line 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	4.53	$24.34 million	$0.49	43.16
Weatherford International	$3.69 billion	0.01	-$1.92 billion	N/A	N/A

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Weatherford International.

Summary

Solaris Energy Infrastructure beats Weatherford International on 11 of the 12 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 Weatherford International

Weatherford International Plc provides equipment and services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. It operates through two segments: Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. The firm’s products and services are Drilling and Evaluation, Production, Completions, and Well Construction. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.