CGG (NYSE: CGG) and SEACOR Holdings (NYSE:CKH) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitabiliy, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares CGG and SEACOR Holdings’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CGG | $1.13 billion | 0.08 | $358.80 million | ($30.71) | -0.13 |
| SEACOR Holdings | $807.50 million | 0.80 | $74.80 million | ($10.89) | -3.38 |
CGG has higher revenue and earnings than SEACOR Holdings. SEACOR Holdings is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CGG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares CGG and SEACOR Holdings’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CGG | -57.05% | -62.43% | -14.28% |
| SEACOR Holdings | -22.86% | -14.72% | -6.27% |
Risk & Volatility
CGG has a beta of 2.47, suggesting that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEACOR Holdings has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.9% of CGG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of SEACOR Holdings shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of SEACOR Holdings shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for CGG and SEACOR Holdings, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CGG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| SEACOR Holdings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
SEACOR Holdings has a consensus target price of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.63%. Given SEACOR Holdings’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SEACOR Holdings is more favorable than CGG.
Summary
SEACOR Holdings beats CGG on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CGG
CGG SA (CGG) is a manufacturer of geophysical equipment. The Company provides marine, land and airborne data acquisition services, as well as a range of other geoscience services, including data imaging, geoscience and petroleum engineering consulting services, and collecting, developing and licensing geological data. Its segments include Contractual Data Acquisition; Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR); Equipment, and Non-Operated Resources. The Contractual Data Acquisition includes marine, and land and multi-physics. Its GGR segment includes the Multi-client business line and the Subsurface Imaging and Reservoir business lines (processing and imaging of geophysical data, reservoir characterization, geophysical consulting and software services, geological data library and data management solutions). The Equipment segment consists of its manufacturing and sales activities for seismic equipment. It operates through Saturno, a multi-client survey over Santos Basin Offshore Brazil.
About SEACOR Holdings
SEACOR Holdings Inc., is engaged in the business of transportation and logistics, alcohol manufacturing, merchandising, and risk management consultancy. The Company’s segments include, Inland River Services, Shipping Services and Illinois Corn Processing. Inland River Services segment operates river transportation equipment used for moving agricultural and industrial commodities and petroleum and chemical products. Shipping Services segment operates a fleet of United States flag marine transportation related assets. Illinois Corn Processing segment produces alcohol used in the food, beverage, industrial and petrochemical end-markets. The Company also offers emergency and crisis services, lending and leasing activities, and noncontrolling investments in various other businesses.
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