Head-To-Head Contrast: Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY) and Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND)

Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND) and Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Smart Sand has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victory Oilfield Tech has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Smart Sand and Victory Oilfield Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smart Sand	0.26%	-8.83%	-6.20%
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Smart Sand and Victory Oilfield Tech, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smart Sand	1	0	0	0	1.00
Victory Oilfield Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Victory Oilfield Tech’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Victory Oilfield Tech is more favorable than Smart Sand.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Smart Sand and Victory Oilfield Tech”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smart Sand	$311.37 million	0.29	$2.99 million	$0.01	209.00
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A

Smart Sand has higher revenue and earnings than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.2% of Smart Sand shares are held by institutional investors. 34.0% of Smart Sand shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 97.6% of Victory Oilfield Tech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Smart Sand beats Victory Oilfield Tech on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Smart Sand

Smart Sand, Inc., an integrated frac and industrial sand supply and services company, engages in the excavation, processing, and sale of sands or proppant for use in hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry in the United States. It also provides proppant logistics services; and wellsite storage solutions through SmartSystems products and services. The company sells its products primarily to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, oilfield service companies, and industrial manufacturers. Smart Sand, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.

About Victory Oilfield Tech

Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. operates as an oilfield energy technology products company in the United States. The company offers patented oil and gas drilling products. It also provides various hardbanding solutions to the oilfield operators for drill and weight pipes, tubing, and drill collars, as well as grinding services. The company was formerly known as Victory Energy Corporation and changed its name to Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. in May 2018. Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Austin, Texas.