Comparing Kodiak Gas Services (NYSE:KGS) and Oil States International (NYSE:OIS)

Kodiak Gas Services (NYSE:KGS) and Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Kodiak Gas Services and Oil States International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kodiak Gas Services	0	1	9	0	2.90
Oil States International	0	1	1	0	2.50

Kodiak Gas Services presently has a consensus price target of $41.10, indicating a potential upside of 16.32%. Oil States International has a consensus price target of $7.25, indicating a potential upside of 31.03%. Given Oil States International’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Oil States International is more favorable than Kodiak Gas Services.

Risk and Volatility

Kodiak Gas Services has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil States International has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

25.0% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Oil States International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Kodiak Gas Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Oil States International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Kodiak Gas Services and Oil States International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kodiak Gas Services	6.48%	10.35%	3.20%
Oil States International	1.02%	2.56%	1.76%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kodiak Gas Services and Oil States International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kodiak Gas Services	$1.16 billion	2.67	$49.90 million	$0.90	39.26
Oil States International	$692.59 million	0.48	-$11.26 million	$0.11	50.30

Kodiak Gas Services has higher revenue and earnings than Oil States International. Kodiak Gas Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oil States International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Kodiak Gas Services beats Oil States International on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kodiak Gas Services

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. operates contract compression infrastructure for customers in the oil and gas industry in the United States. It operates in two segments, Compression Operations and Other Services. The Compression Operations segment operates company-owned and customer-owned compression infrastructure to enable the production, gathering, and transportation of natural gas and oil. The Other Services segment provides a range of contract services, including station construction, maintenance and overhaul, and other ancillary time and material-based offerings. The company was formerly known as Frontier TopCo, Inc. Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

About Oil States International

Oil States International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides engineered capital equipment and products for the energy, industrial, and military sectors worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Well Site Services, Downhole Technologies, and Offshore/Manufactured Products. The Well Site Services segment offers a range of equipment and services that are used to drill for, establish, and maintain the flow of oil and natural gas from a well throughout its lifecycle. It also provides wireline support, frac stacks, isolation tools, downhole and extended reach activity, well testing and flowback operations, sand control, and land drilling services. The Downhole Technologies segment provides oil and gas perforation systems, and downhole tools in support of completion, intervention, wireline, and well abandonment operations. This segment also designs, manufactures, and markets its consumable engineered products to oilfield service, and exploration and production companies. The Offshore/Manufactured Products segment designs, manufactures, and markets capital equipment utilized on floating production systems, subsea pipeline infrastructure, and offshore drilling rigs and vessels. Its products include flexible bearings, advanced connector systems, high-pressure riser systems, managed pressure drilling systems, deepwater mooring systems, cranes, subsea pipeline products, and blow-out preventer stack integration products. This segment also provides short-cycle products, such as valves, elastomers, and other specialty products that are used in the land-based drilling and completion markets; and other products for use in industrial, military, alternative energy, and other applications. In addition, it offers specialty welding, fabrication, cladding and machining, offshore installation, and inspection and repair services. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.