Comparing Select Water Solutions (NYSE:WTTR) and Trailblazer Resources (OTCMKTS:TBLZ)

Trailblazer Resources (OTCMKTS:TBLZ) and Select Water Solutions (NYSE:WTTR) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Trailblazer Resources and Select Water Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trailblazer Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Select Water Solutions	0	2	2	1	2.80

Select Water Solutions has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.17%. Given Select Water Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Select Water Solutions is more favorable than Trailblazer Resources.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Trailblazer Resources and Select Water Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trailblazer Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Select Water Solutions	$1.45 billion	0.98	$30.64 million	$0.19	61.83

Select Water Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Trailblazer Resources.

Profitability

This table compares Trailblazer Resources and Select Water Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trailblazer Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Select Water Solutions	1.41%	2.26%	1.38%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

81.7% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Select Water Solutions beats Trailblazer Resources on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Trailblazer Resources

Trailblazer Resources, Inc. does not have significant operations. The company intends to identify and evaluate industries and business opportunities in order to find a suitable acquisition target. Previously, it was engaged in the manufacture, sale, installation, and servicing of fiberglass tank and piping products. The company was formerly known as Energy Composites Corporation and changed its name to Trailblazer Resources, Inc. in October 2011. Trailblazer Resources, Inc. is based in Henderson, Nevada.

About Select Water Solutions

Select Water Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides water management and chemical solutions to the energy industry in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Water Services, Water Infrastructure, and Chemical Technologies. The Water Services segment provides water-related services, including water sourcing, water transfer, flowback and well testing, water containment, fluids hauling, water monitoring, and water network automation; technology solutions comprising hydrographic mapping, water volume and quality monitoring, remote pit and tank monitoring, leak detection, asset and fuel tracking, and automated-equipment services, as well as various surface rental equipment and workforce accommodation services. The Water Infrastructure segment engages in the recycling, gathering, transferring, and disposal of water through a network of permanent pipeline infrastructure, semi-permanent pipeline infrastructure, water recycling facilities, earthen pits, water sources, and SWDs; provides solids management services; and develops, builds, and operates semi-permanent and permanent infrastructure solutions. The Chemical Technologies segment provides technical solutions, products, and services related to chemical applications in the oil and gas industry. This segment develops, manufactures, and manages logistics; and provides chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, stimulation, cementing, and well completions for pressure pumpers and oil and gas producers, as well as offers production chemical solutions for underperforming wells, corrosion and scale monitoring, chemical inventory management, well failure analysis, and lab services. It primarily serves oil and gas producers. The company was formerly known as Select Energy Services, Inc. and changed its name to Select Water Solutions, Inc. in May 2023. Select Water Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.