Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT – Get Free Report) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Risk & Volatility
Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Liberty Energy and Flotek Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Liberty Energy | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Flotek Industries | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Liberty Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Flotek Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Liberty Energy and Flotek Industries”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Liberty Energy | $4.01 billion | 1.13 | $147.87 million | $0.89 | 31.43 |
| Flotek Industries | $237.26 million | 2.48 | $30.53 million | $0.83 | 19.61 |
Liberty Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Flotek Industries. Flotek Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Liberty Energy and Flotek Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Liberty Energy | 3.69% | 1.24% | 0.73% |
| Flotek Industries | 12.87% | 21.32% | 11.41% |
Summary
Flotek Industries beats Liberty Energy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Liberty Energy
Liberty Energy Inc. provides hydraulic services and related technologies to onshore oil and natural gas exploration, and production companies in North America. The company offers hydraulic fracturing services, including complementary services, such as wireline services, proppant delivery solutions, field gas processing and treating, compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery, data analytics, related goods comprising sand mine operations, and technologies; and well site fueling and logistics. As of as of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated a fleet of approximately 40 active hydraulic fracturing; and two sand mines in the Permian Basin. In addition, the company provides services primarily in the Permian Basin, the Williston Basin, the Eagle Ford Shale, the Haynesville Shale, the Appalachian Basin (Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale), the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, the Denver-Julesburg Basin (the DJ Basin), and the Anadarko Basin. Liberty Energy Inc. was formerly known as Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. and changed its name to Liberty Energy Inc. in April 2022. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
About Flotek Industries
Flotek Industries, Inc. operates as a technology-driven green chemistry and data company that serves customers across industrial and commercial markets in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Chemistry Technologies (CT) and Data Analytics (DA). The CT segment designs, develops, manufactures, packages, distributes, delivers, and markets green specialty chemicals that enhance the profitability of hydrocarbon producers, as well as green specialty chemistries, and logistics and technology services. This segment primarily serves integrated oil and gas, oilfield services, independent oil and gas, national and state-owned oil, geothermal energy, solar energy, and alternative energy companies. The DA segment designs, develops, produces, sells, and supports equipment and services that create and provide valuable information on the composition and properties of energy customers' hydrocarbon fluids. It sells its products directly through a mix of in-house sales professionals, as well as contractual agency agreements. Flotek Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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