Pioneer Energy Services Corp. (NYSE: PES) and Mammooth Energy (NASDAQ:TUSK) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Pioneer Energy Services Corp. and Mammooth Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pioneer Energy Services Corp. | -33.86% | -28.63% | -10.36% |
| Mammooth Energy | -21.65% | -3.04% | -2.28% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
79.4% of Pioneer Energy Services Corp. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of Mammooth Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Pioneer Energy Services Corp. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Mammooth Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Pioneer Energy Services Corp. and Mammooth Energy’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pioneer Energy Services Corp. | $342.72 million | 0.40 | $20.01 million | ($1.65) | -1.06 |
| Mammooth Energy | $302.48 million | 1.78 | $53.64 million | ($1.81) | -6.69 |
Mammooth Energy has higher revenue, but lower earnings than Pioneer Energy Services Corp.. Mammooth Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pioneer Energy Services Corp., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Pioneer Energy Services Corp. and Mammooth Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pioneer Energy Services Corp. | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Mammooth Energy | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2.83 |
Pioneer Energy Services Corp. presently has a consensus price target of $5.53, indicating a potential upside of 216.07%. Mammooth Energy has a consensus price target of $22.70, indicating a potential upside of 87.45%. Given Pioneer Energy Services Corp.’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pioneer Energy Services Corp. is more favorable than Mammooth Energy.
Summary
Mammooth Energy beats Pioneer Energy Services Corp. on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
Pioneer Energy Services Corp. Company Profile
Pioneer Energy Services Corp. provides land-based drilling services and production services to a group of independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the United States and internationally in Colombia. The Company operates through two segments, which include drilling services segment and production services segment. It also provides two of its services (coiled tubing and wireline services) offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Its drilling services segment provides contract land drilling services to a group of exploration and production companies through the Company’s four drilling divisions in the United States, and internationally in Colombia. Its production services segment provides a range of services to a group of exploration and production companies, with its operations concentrated in the various United States onshore oil and gas producing regions in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain states and in the Gulf Coast.
Mammooth Energy Company Profile
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. is an integrated oilfield service company. The Company is engaged in the exploration and development of North American onshore unconventional oil and natural gas reserves. The Company’s segments include Contract Land and Directional Drilling Services; Completion and Production Services; Natural Sand Proppant Services, and Remote Accommodation Services. Its Completion and Production Services division provides pressure pumping services, pressure control Services, flowback services and equipment rentals. Its Natural Sand Proppant Services division is engaged in selling, distributing and producing proppant for hydraulic fracturing. Its Contract Land and Directional Drilling Services division provides drilling rigs and crews for operators, as well as rental equipment. Its Remote Accommodation Services division provides housing, kitchen and dining, and recreational service facilities for oilfield workers located in remote areas.
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