SEACOR Marine (NYSE:SMHI – Get Free Report) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
59.1% of SEACOR Marine shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of SEACOR Marine shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
SEACOR Marine has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SEACOR Marine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Patterson-UTI Energy | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2.53 |
SEACOR Marine currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.11%. Given SEACOR Marine’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SEACOR Marine is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.
Profitability
This table compares SEACOR Marine and Patterson-UTI Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SEACOR Marine | -8.62% | -8.72% | -3.46% |
| Patterson-UTI Energy | -1.92% | -1.68% | -0.98% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SEACOR Marine and Patterson-UTI Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SEACOR Marine | $227.83 million | 1.14 | -$27.84 million | ($0.71) | -13.45 |
| Patterson-UTI Energy | $4.67 billion | 1.05 | -$93.64 million | ($0.23) | -55.87 |
SEACOR Marine has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEACOR Marine, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Patterson-UTI Energy beats SEACOR Marine on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SEACOR Marine
SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. provides marine and support transportation services to offshore oil, natural gas, and windfarm facilities worldwide. Its offshore support and specialty vessels deliver cargo and personnel to offshore installations, including offshore wind farms; handle anchors and mooring equipment for offshore rigs and platforms; assist offshore operations for production and storage facilities; provide construction, well work-over, and offshore wind farm installation and decommissioning support; and carry and launch equipment used underwater in drilling and well installation, maintenance, inspection, and repair, as well as offer accommodations for technicians and specialists, safety support, and emergency response services. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated a fleet of 58 support vessels, of which 55 were owned or leased-in, and three were managed on behalf of unaffiliated third parties. It serves integrated national and international oil companies, independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, and oil field service and construction companies, as well as offshore wind farm operators and offshore wind farm installation and maintenance companies. SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About Patterson-UTI Energy
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of contract drilling services to oil and natural gas operators in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Drilling Services, Completion Services, and Drilling Products. The Contract Drilling Services segment provides contract and directional drilling services in onshore oil and natural gas basins, as well as engages in the service and re-certification of equipment for drilling contractors, and provision of electrical controls and automation to the energy, marine and mining industries. The Completion Services segment offers services for hydraulic fracturing, wireline and pumping, completion support, and cementing; and involved in the power solutions natural gas fueling, and logistics and storage businesses. The Drilling Products segment manufactures and distributes drill bits for energy and mining markets. It also provides software and services, such as MWD Survey FDIR, a data analytics technology to analyze MWD survey data in real-time and identify the position of a well; HiFi Nav, which enhances FDIR by targeting improved vertical placement of the directional well within the reservoir; HiFi Guidance, utilizes trajectory optimization to determine optimal steering recommendations and placement within the reservoir; and rents oilfield tools. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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