Comparing Tetra Technologies (NYSE:TTI) and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGR)

Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGR) and Tetra Technologies (NYSE:TTI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tetra Technologies	0.48%	12.53%	5.61%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Terra Energy & Resource Technologies and Tetra Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tetra Technologies	0	2	4	0	2.67

Tetra Technologies has a consensus target price of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.84%. Given Tetra Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tetra Technologies is more favorable than Terra Energy & Resource Technologies.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

70.2% of Tetra Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Tetra Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Terra Energy & Resource Technologies and Tetra Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tetra Technologies	$630.93 million	1.83	$108.28 million	$0.02	431.25

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

Summary

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

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.

About Tetra Technologies

TETRA Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services and solutions company. It operates through two segments, Completion Fluids & Products Division and Water & Flowback Services. The Completion Fluids & Products segment manufactures and markets clear brine fluids, additives, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry for use in well drilling, completion, and workover operations in the United States, as well as in Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. This segment also markets liquid and dry calcium chloride products; and TETRA PureFlow ultra-pure zinc bromide to battery technology companies. The Water & Flowback Services segment provides water management services for onshore oil and gas operators. This segment also offers frac flowback, production well testing, and other associated services in oil and gas producing regions in the United States, as well as in various basins in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. TETRA Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.