Reviewing Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) & TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI)

TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) and Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of TechnipFMC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TechnipFMC and Mammoth Energy Services”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TechnipFMC	$9.93 billion	2.70	$963.90 million	$2.62	25.70
Mammoth Energy Services	$44.29 million	3.50	$4.60 million	$0.21	15.33

TechnipFMC has higher revenue and earnings than Mammoth Energy Services. Mammoth Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TechnipFMC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

TechnipFMC has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mammoth Energy Services has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares TechnipFMC and Mammoth Energy Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TechnipFMC	10.62%	34.06%	11.30%
Mammoth Energy Services	16.46%	-21.46%	-16.05%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for TechnipFMC and Mammoth Energy Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TechnipFMC	0	4	12	1	2.82
Mammoth Energy Services	1	0	0	0	1.00

TechnipFMC currently has a consensus price target of $69.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.47%. Given TechnipFMC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe TechnipFMC is more favorable than Mammoth Energy Services.

Summary

TechnipFMC beats Mammoth Energy Services on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC plc engages in the energy projects, technologies, and systems and services businesses in Europe, Central Asia, North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Subsea and Surface Technologies. The Subsea segment engages in the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, and life of field services for subsea systems, subsea field infrastructure, and subsea pipe systems used in oil and gas production and transportation. It provides subsea production and processing system; flexible pipe; subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines; vessels; robotics; well and asset services; and Subsea Studio for optimizing the development, execution, and operation of current and future subsea fields. The Surface Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and services products and systems used in land and shallow water exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. This segment offers drilling; surface wellheads and production trees systems; iComplete, a pressure control system; fracturing tree and manifold systems; flexible pipes; safety and integrity systems, multiphase meter modules, in-line separation and processing systems, and standard pumps; well control and integrity systems; separation and processing systems; skid systems; and flow measurement and automation solutions. It also offers planning, testing and installation, commissioning, operations, replacement and upgrade, maintenance, storage, preservation, intervention, integrity, decommissioning, and abandonment; and supplies flowline products and services. TechnipFMC plc was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Mammoth Energy Services

Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. operates as an energy services company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Well Completion Services, Infrastructure Services, Natural Sand Proppant Services, and Drilling Services. The company offers pressure pumping and hydraulic fracturing, sand hauling, and water transfer services; and master services agreements. It also provides a range of services on electric transmission and distribution, and networks and substation facilities, including engineering, design, construction, upgrade, maintenance, and repair of high voltage transmission lines, substations, and lower voltage overhead and underground distribution systems; storm repair and restoration services; and commercial services comprising installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial wiring. In addition, the company mines, processes, and sells natural sand proppant used for hydraulic fracturing; buys processed sand from suppliers on the spot market for resale; and provides logistics solutions to facilitate delivery of frac sand products. Further, it offers contract land and directional drilling services; and rig moving services. Additionally, the company offers aviation services, equipment rental, remote accommodation, and equipment manufacturing services. It serves government-funded, private, public investor-owned, and co-operative utilities; independent oil and natural gas producers; and land-based drilling contractors. The company was formerly known as Mammoth Energy Partners LP and changed its name to Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. in October 2016. Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.