WBI (WBI) and The Competition Financial Comparison

WBI (NYSE:WBI) is one of 178 public companies in the “Energy Equipment & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare WBI to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Dividends

WBI pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. WBI pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.6% and pay out 54.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. WBI lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares WBI and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
WBI	$525.55 million	$11.89 million	130.96
WBI Competitors	$3.16 billion	$26.09 million	11.50

WBI’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than WBI. WBI is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

49.0% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 50.6% of WBI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares WBI and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WBI	N/A	N/A	N/A
WBI Competitors	-10.93%	13.25%	1.27%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for WBI and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WBI	0	2	3	0	2.60
WBI Competitors	1673	7126	8711	468	2.44

WBI presently has a consensus price target of $34.20, indicating a potential upside of 4.46%. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 21.24%. Given WBI’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WBI has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

WBI peers beat WBI on 9 of the 14 factors compared.

WBI Company Profile

WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC is an integrated, pure-play water infrastructure company. WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC is based in HOUSTON.