Comparing Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGR) & Drilling Tools International (NASDAQ:DTI)

Drilling Tools International (NASDAQ:DTI) and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGR) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Drilling Tools International and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Drilling Tools International	1	0	0	1	2.50
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Terra Energy & Resource Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Terra Energy & Resource Technologies is more favorable than Drilling Tools International.

Risk & Volatility

Drilling Tools International has a beta of -0.38, meaning that its stock price is 138% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terra Energy & Resource Technologies has a beta of -15.27, meaning that its stock price is 1,627% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.8% of Drilling Tools International shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Drilling Tools International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Drilling Tools International	-3.93%	1.12%	0.60%
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Drilling Tools International and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Drilling Tools International	$154.45 million	0.59	$3.01 million	($0.19)	-13.58
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Summary

Drilling Tools International beats Terra Energy & Resource Technologies on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Drilling Tools International

Drilling Tools International Corporation provides oilfield equipment and services to oil and natural gas sectors in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. It offers downhole tool rentals, machining, and inspection services to support the global drilling and wellbore construction industry. The company also provides products are bottom hole assembly components, such as stabilizers, subs, non-magnetic and steel drill collars, hole openers, and roller reamers, as well as drill pipe and drill pipe accessories; ancillary equipment and handling tools to support its rental platform, including float valves, ring gauges, tool baskets, lift bail, lift subs, mud magnets, elevators, bracket and bail assemblies, slips, tongs, stabbing guides and safety clamps; and blowout preventers, and pressure control accessory equipment. In addition, it offers tool rental services, which consists of rental, inspection, machining, and repair services; rents downhole drilling tools used in horizontal and directional drilling of oil and natural gas; rents kellys, pip joints, work strings; maintains a fleet of rental equipment consisting of drill collars, stabilizers, crossover subs, wellbore conditioning tools, drill pipe, hevi-wate drill pipe, and tubing; rents surface control equipment, such as blowout preventers and handling tools; and provides downhole products for producing wells. Drilling Tools International Corporation is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Terra Energy & Resource Technologies

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.