Caspian Services (OTCMKTS:CSSV) versus Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) Head-To-Head Survey

Caspian Services (OTCMKTS:CSSV) and Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Caspian Services and Ranger Energy Services, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caspian Services	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ranger Energy Services	0	1	0	0	2.00

Ranger Energy Services has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.00%. Given Ranger Energy Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ranger Energy Services is more favorable than Caspian Services.

Volatility and Risk

Caspian Services has a beta of 15.93, meaning that its share price is 1,493% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ranger Energy Services has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Caspian Services and Ranger Energy Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caspian Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ranger Energy Services	3.92%	8.36%	6.03%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.1% of Ranger Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Ranger Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Caspian Services and Ranger Energy Services”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Caspian Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ranger Energy Services	$571.10 million	0.54	$18.40 million	$0.99	14.27

Ranger Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Caspian Services.

Summary

Ranger Energy Services beats Caspian Services on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Caspian Services

Caspian Services, Inc. provides various oilfield services for the oil and gas industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea region. The company operates in three segments: Vessel Operations, Geophysical Services, and Marine Base Services. The Vessel Operations segment charters a fleet of shallow draft offshore support vessels to oil and natural gas exploration companies. This segment's vessel fleet includes supply vessels, survey/utility vessels, anchor handling multicats and support vessel tugs, cable laying barges, accommodation vessels, and crewboats. The Geophysical Services segment offers onshore geophysical services to independent oil and gas exploration and development companies operating in Kazakhstan. This segment provides geophysical seismic surveys, such as 2D and 3D seismic surveys. The Marine Base Services segment operates a marine base located at the Port of Bautino on the North Caspian Sea. This segment offers various facilities and services comprising long and short terms vessel moorings, wharf front crane pad for vessel loading/offloading, boat yard with vessel lifting facilities, long-term berths, water storage facilities and vessel bunkering, oily and waste water collection and removing facilities, weighbridge facilities, electrical power supply and distribution systems, and open lay-down storage area. The company was formerly known as EMPS Corporation and changed its name to Caspian Services, Inc. in July 2005. Caspian Services, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

About Ranger Energy Services

Ranger Energy Services, Inc. provides onshore high specification well service rigs, wireline services, and complementary services to exploration and production companies in the United States. It operates through three segments: High Specification Rigs, Wireline Services, and Processing Solutions and Ancillary Services. The High Specification Rigs segment offers well service rigs and complementary equipment and services to facilitate operations throughout the lifecycle of a well; and well maintenance services. This segment also has a fleet of 402 well service rigs. The Wireline Services segment provides wireline production and intervention services to provide information to identify and resolve well production problems through cased hole logging, perforating, mechanical, and pipe recovery services; wireline completion services that are used primarily for pump down perforating operations to create perforations or entry holes through the production casing; and pumping services. This segment also has a fleet of 66 wireline units and 29 high-pressure pump trucks. The Processing Solutions and Ancillary Services segment rents well service-related equipment consisting of fluid pumps, power swivels, well control packages, hydraulic catwalks, frac tanks, pipe racks, and pipe handling tools; and coiled tubing, decommissioning, and snubbing services, as well as provides proprietary and modular equipment for the processing of natural gas streams. This segment also engages in the rental, installation, commissioning, start up, operation, and maintenance of mechanical refrigeration units, nitrogen gas liquid stabilizer units, nitrogen gas liquid storage units, and related equipment. Ranger Energy Services, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.