Enservco (NYSE:ENSV – Get Free Report) and Subsea 7 (OTC:SUBCY – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
Risk and Volatility
Enservco has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Subsea 7 has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Enservco and Subsea 7’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% |
| Subsea 7 | 2.46% | 3.72% | 1.98% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Enservco | $22.97 million | 0.08 | -$8.52 million | ($0.17) | -0.18 |
| Subsea 7 | $5.97 billion | 0.95 | $15.40 million | $0.64 | 29.34 |
Subsea 7 has higher revenue and earnings than Enservco. Enservco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Subsea 7, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Enservco and Subsea 7, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Enservco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Subsea 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
25.6% of Enservco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Subsea 7 shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.1% of Enservco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Subsea 7 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Subsea 7 beats Enservco on 10 of the 12 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 Subsea 7
Subsea 7 S.A. delivers offshore projects and services for the energy industry worldwide. It provides subsea field development products and services, including project management, design and engineering, procurement, fabrication, survey, installation, and commissioning of production facilities on the seabed and the tie-back of its facilities to fixed or floating platforms or to the shore. The company also offers engineering, procurement, commissioning, and installation of subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines; inspection, repair, maintenance, remote intervention, and integrity management of subsea infrastructure services; conventional services comprising fabrication, installation, extension, and refurbishment of fixed and floating platforms and associated pipelines in shallow water; and hook-up services. In addition, it operates heavy lifting operations and heavy transportation services for renewables structures; and installs offshore wind turbine foundations, as well as engages in the decommissioning of redundant offshore structures. Further, the company provides remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and tooling services to support exploration and production activities, as well as engineering and advisory services for customers in the oil and gas, renewables, and utilities industries. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
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