Contrasting Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO) & Enservco (NYSE:ENSV)

Enservco (NYSE:ENSV) and Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

25.6% of Enservco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Expro Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.1% of Enservco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Expro Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Enservco and Expro Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enservco	0	0	0	0	0.00
Expro Group	0	1	2	0	2.67

Expro Group has a consensus price target of $21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 54.97%. Given Expro Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Expro Group is more favorable than Enservco.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Enservco and Expro Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enservco	$22.06 million	0.16	-$8.52 million	($0.17)	-0.36
Expro Group	$1.51 billion	1.09	-$23.36 million	$0.14	99.87

Enservco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Expro Group. Enservco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expro Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Enservco and Expro Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enservco	-23.85%	-453.47%	-38.48%
Expro Group	0.98%	3.70%	2.36%

Volatility and Risk

Enservco has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expro Group has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Expro Group beats Enservco on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Enservco

Enservco Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides hot oiling and acidizing, and frac water heating services to the onshore oil and natural gas industry. It also water hauling and well site construction services. The company owns and operates specialized trucks, trailers, frac tanks, and other well-site related equipment. It operates in the DJ Basin/Niobrara area in Colorado and Wyoming; the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico; the Marcellus and Utica Shale areas in Pennsylvania and Ohio; the Jonah area, Green River and Powder River Basins in Wyoming; and the Eagle Ford Shale and East Texas Oilfield in Texas. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Longmont, Colorado.

About Expro Group

Expro Group Holdings N.V. engages in the provision of energy services in North and Latin America, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company provides well construction services, such as technology solutions in drilling, tubular running services, and cementing and tubulars; and well management services, including well flow management, subsea well access, and well intervention and integrity solutions. It serves exploration and production companies in onshore and offshore environments in approximately 60 countries. Expro Group Holdings N.V. was founded in 1938 and is based in Houston, Texas.