Viridien (OTCMKTS:CGGYY – Get Free Report) and Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.
Risk & Volatility
Viridien has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mammoth Energy Services has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Viridien and Mammoth Energy Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Viridien | 7.49% | 8.17% | 3.01% |
| Mammoth Energy Services | 0.98% | -8.10% | -6.14% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Viridien | $1.08 billion | 0.67 | $12.90 million | $17.00 | 5.91 |
| Mammoth Energy Services | $44.29 million | 3.58 | $4.60 million | $0.02 | 164.50 |
Viridien has higher revenue and earnings than Mammoth Energy Services. Viridien is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mammoth Energy Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
79.7% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Viridien and Mammoth Energy Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Viridien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mammoth Energy Services | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Summary
Viridien beats Mammoth Energy Services on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Viridien
CGG engages in the provision of data, products, services, and solutions in Earth science, data science, sensing, and monitoring in North America, Latin America, the Central and South Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments: Data, Digital & Energy Transition (DDE); and Sensing & Monitoring (SMO). The DDE segments engages in the developing and licensing Earth data seismic surveys; processing and imaging seismic data; sale of seismic data processing software under the Geovation brand; provision of geoscience and petroleum engineering consulting services; and collecting, developing, and licensing geological data. The SMO segment is involved in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of seismic equipment for the land and marine seismic data acquisition, including seismic recording equipment, software, and seismic sources for land vibrators or marine sources, and sensing and monitoring equipment and solutions under the Sercel, Metrolog, GRC, DeRegt, and Geocomp brand names. This segment also provides customer support services, such as training. It provides its solutions for natural resources, environmental, infrastructure, energy transition, and digital applications. The company was formerly known as Compagnie Générale de Géophysique Veritas SA and changed its name to CGG in 2013. CGG was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Massy, France.
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.
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