NXT Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:NSFDF) vs. Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) Financial Analysis

NXT Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:NSFDF) and Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

NXT Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mammoth Energy Services has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NXT Energy Solutions	-29.96%	-49.12%	-22.61%
Mammoth Energy Services	-13.47%	-25.09%	-17.48%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.2% of NXT Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 34.1% of NXT Energy Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for NXT Energy Solutions and Mammoth Energy Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NXT Energy Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mammoth Energy Services	1	0	0	0	1.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares NXT Energy Solutions and Mammoth Energy Services”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NXT Energy Solutions	$470,000.00	63.77	-$6.62 million	($0.04)	-6.30
Mammoth Energy Services	$187.93 million	0.54	-$207.33 million	($0.41)	-5.17

NXT Energy Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mammoth Energy Services. NXT Energy Solutions 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.

Summary

Mammoth Energy Services beats NXT Energy Solutions on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NXT Energy Solutions

NXT Energy Solutions Inc., a technology company, provides services to the oil and gas industry through its proprietary stress field detection (SFD) technology worldwide. Its SFD technology, a remote sensing airborne survey system utilizes quantum-scale sensors to detect gravity field perturbations in an airborne survey method which can be used onshore and offshore to remotely identify traps and reservoirs with hydrocarbon and geothermal exploration potential. The company was formerly known as Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. and changed its name to NXT Energy Solutions Inc. in September 2008. NXT Energy Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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.