Analyzing Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGR)

Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRDGet Free Report) and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGRGet Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Weatherford International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Weatherford International and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Weatherford International 0 2 9 0 2.82
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies 0 0 0 0 0.00

Weatherford International currently has a consensus price target of $99.70, suggesting a potential upside of 45.27%. Given Weatherford International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Terra Energy & Resource Technologies.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Weatherford International and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Weatherford International $5.15 billion 0.96 $506.00 million $6.46 10.62
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Terra Energy & Resource Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Weatherford International and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Weatherford International 9.35% 34.87% 9.37%
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Weatherford International beats Terra Energy & Resource Technologies on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Weatherford International

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Weatherford International plc, an energy services company, provides equipment and services for the drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil, geothermal, and natural gas wells worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Drilling and Evaluation; Well Construction and Completions; and Production and Intervention. It offers artificial lift systems, including reciprocating rod, progressing cavity pumping, gas, hydraulic, plunger, and hybrid lift systems, as well as related automation and control systems; pressure pumping and reservoir stimulation services, such as acidizing, fracturing, cementing, and coiled-tubing intervention; and software, automation and flow measurement solutions. The company also provides safety, downhole reservoir monitoring, flow control, and multistage fracturing systems, as well as sand-control technologies, and production and isolation packers; liner hangers to suspend a casing string in high-temperature and high-pressure wells; cementing products, including plugs, float and stage equipment, and torque-and-drag reduction technology for zonal isolation; and pre-job planning and installation services. In addition, it offers directional drilling services, and logging and measurement services while drilling; services related to rotary-steerable systems, high temperature and high pressure sensors, drilling reamers, and circulation subs; rotating control devices and advanced automated control systems, as well as closed loop drilling, air drilling, managed-pressure drilling, and underbalanced drilling services; open-hole and cased-hole logging services; and intervention and remediation services. Further, it provides tubular handling, management, and connection services; and re-entry, fishing, and well abandonment services, as well as patented bottom hole, tubular-handling equipment, pressure-control equipment, and drill pipe and collars. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Terra Energy & Resource Technologies

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Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Terra Insight Services, Inc., operates as a natural resource exploration technology company worldwide. It provides mapping and analysis services for exploration, drilling, and mining companies related to natural resources. The company’s technologies consist of Sub Terrain Prospecting technology, Naturally Adsorbed Gas Survey technology, Side View Seismic Locator technology, and Seismic Location of Emission Centers technology. Its technologies predict and locate commercially viable deposits of hydrocarbons, gold, diamonds, and other natural resources, as well as assess them for onshore or offshore geographic area. Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in New York, New York.

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