Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CELP) and Keane Group (NASDAQ:FRAC) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitabiliy, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. and Keane Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Keane Group | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2.59 |
Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.19%. Keane Group has a consensus price target of $21.38, indicating a potential upside of 35.34%. Given Keane Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Keane Group is more favorable than Cypress Energy Partners, L.P..
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.7% of Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Keane Group does not pay a dividend. Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. pays out -420.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Profitability
This table compares Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. and Keane Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. | -0.43% | 5.84% | 0.64% |
| Keane Group | -30.09% | -116.24% | -49.78% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. and Keane Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. | $289.25 million | 0.30 | $14.26 million | ($0.20) | -36.30 |
| Keane Group | $599.53 million | 2.72 | $4.08 million | N/A | N/A |
Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. has higher revenue, but lower earnings than Keane Group.
Summary
Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. beats Keane Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. Company Profile
Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. is a limited partnership company, which serves energy companies throughout North America. The Company provides independent pipeline inspection and integrity services to producers and pipeline companies and water and environmental services with salt water disposal (SWD) facilities to the United States onshore oil and natural gas producers and trucking companies. It operates through three segments: Pipeline Inspection Services (PIS), which provides independent inspection services to various energy, public utility and pipeline companies in both the United States and Canada; Integrity Services (IS), which provides hydrostatic testing services to natural gas and petroleum companies and pipeline construction companies of newly constructed and existing natural gas and petroleum pipelines, and Water and Environmental Services (W&ES), which provides SWD services to oil and natural gas producers and trucking companies.
Keane Group Company Profile
Keane Group, Inc. is provider of integrated well completion services in the United States, with a focus on demanding completion solutions. The Company’s segments include Completion Services, which comprises hydraulic fracturing and wireline divisions, and Other Services, which consists of coiled tubing, cementing and drilling divisions. It provides hydraulic fracturing and wireline services pursuant to contractual arrangements, such as term contracts and pricing agreements, or on a spot market basis. It provides certain complementary services such as coiled tubing, cementing and drilling pursuant to contractual arrangements, such as term contracts on a spot basis. Its primary services include horizontal and vertical fracturing, wireline perforation and logging and engineered solutions, as well as other value-added service offerings. As of July 3, 2017, the Company had approximately 1.2 million hydraulic horsepower spread across 23 hydraulic fracturing fleets and 31 wireline trucks.
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