Critical Comparison: Freestone Resources (OTCMKTS:FSNR) & ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC)

ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) and Freestone Resources (OTCMKTS:FSNR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for ProFrac and Freestone Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ProFrac	4	2	0	0	1.33
Freestone Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

ProFrac currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.21%. Given ProFrac’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ProFrac is more favorable than Freestone Resources.

Profitability

This table compares ProFrac and Freestone Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ProFrac	-16.86%	-32.01%	-11.17%
Freestone Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ProFrac and Freestone Resources”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ProFrac	$2.19 billion	0.34	-$215.10 million	($2.05)	-2.03
Freestone Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Freestone Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ProFrac.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.8% of ProFrac shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of ProFrac shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Freestone Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

About ProFrac

ProFrac Holding Corp. operates as a technology-focused energy services holding company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Stimulation Services, Manufacturing, and Proppant Production. The company offers hydraulic fracturing, well stimulation, in-basin frac sand, and other completion services and complementary products and services to upstream oil and natural gas companies engaged in the exploration and production of unconventional oil and natural gas resources. It also manufactures and sells high horsepower pumps, valves, piping, swivels, large-bore manifold systems, and fluid ends. ProFrac Holding Corp. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Willow Park, Texas.

About Freestone Resources

Freestone Resources, Inc. is an oil and gas technology development company, which engages in the development and marketing of technologies and solvents. The company was founded on January 22, 1997 and is headquartered in Ennis, TX.