Head to Head Survey: Weatherford International (OTCMKTS:WFTIF) versus Drilling Tools International (NASDAQ:DTI)

Weatherford International (OTCMKTS:WFTIF) and Drilling Tools International (NASDAQ:DTI) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Weatherford International and Drilling Tools International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weatherford International	0	0	0	0	N/A
Drilling Tools International	0	1	0	0	2.00

Drilling Tools International has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 46.43%.

Profitability

This table compares Weatherford International and Drilling Tools International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weatherford International	-53.77%	N/A	-7.53%
Drilling Tools International	9.70%	20.30%	11.50%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.7% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Drilling Tools International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Weatherford International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Drilling Tools International 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Weatherford International and Drilling Tools International’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weatherford International	$5.74 billion	0.00	-$2.81 billion	($0.59)	N/A
Drilling Tools International	$152.03 million	1.10	$14.75 million	N/A	N/A

Drilling Tools International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Weatherford International.

Volatility & Risk

Weatherford International has a beta of 2.81, indicating that its share price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Drilling Tools International has a beta of -0.43, indicating that its share price is 143% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Drilling Tools International beats Weatherford International on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Hemispher. The company products and services are Drilling and Evaluation, Production, Completions, and Well Construction. Weatherford International was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

About Drilling Tools International

Drilling Tools International Corporation provides oilfield equipment and services to oil and natural gas sectors in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. It offers downhole tool rentals, machining, and inspection services to support the global drilling and wellbore construction industry. The company also provides products are bottom hole assembly components, such as stabilizers, subs, non-magnetic and steel drill collars, hole openers, and roller reamers, as well as drill pipe and drill pipe accessories; ancillary equipment and handling tools to support its rental platform, including float valves, ring gauges, tool baskets, lift bail, lift subs, mud magnets, elevators, bracket and bail assemblies, slips, tongs, stabbing guides and safety clamps; and blowout preventers, and pressure control accessory equipment. In addition, it offers tool rental services, which consists of rental, inspection, machining, and repair services; rents downhole drilling tools used in horizontal and directional drilling of oil and natural gas; rents kellys, pip joints, work strings; maintains a fleet of rental equipment consisting of drill collars, stabilizers, crossover subs, wellbore conditioning tools, drill pipe, hevi-wate drill pipe, and tubing; rents surface control equipment, such as blowout preventers and handling tools; and provides downhole products for producing wells. Drilling Tools International Corporation is headquartered in Houston, Texas.