Reviewing Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) and Solar Integrated Roofing (OTCMKTS:SIRC)

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) and Solar Integrated Roofing (OTCMKTS:SIRC) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Solar Integrated Roofing shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Helmerich & Payne and Solar Integrated Roofing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helmerich & Payne	11.02%	11.31%	6.35%
Solar Integrated Roofing	-623.62%	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Helmerich & Payne and Solar Integrated Roofing”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Helmerich & Payne	$2.76 billion	0.73	$344.17 million	$3.04	6.63
Solar Integrated Roofing	$37.31 million	0.03	-$27.40 million	($0.03)	0.00

Helmerich & Payne has higher revenue and earnings than Solar Integrated Roofing. Solar Integrated Roofing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helmerich & Payne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Solar Integrated Roofing has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Helmerich & Payne and Solar Integrated Roofing, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helmerich & Payne	2	6	3	0	2.09
Solar Integrated Roofing	0	0	0	0	0.00

Helmerich & Payne currently has a consensus price target of $31.78, indicating a potential upside of 57.71%. Given Helmerich & Payne’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Helmerich & Payne is more favorable than Solar Integrated Roofing.

Summary

Helmerich & Payne beats Solar Integrated Roofing on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Helmerich & Payne

Founded in 1920, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (H&P) (NYSE: HP) is committed to delivering industry leading levels of drilling productivity and reliability. H&P operates with the highest level of integrity, safety and innovation to deliver superior results for its customers and returns for shareholders. Through its subsidiaries, the Company designs, fabricates and operates high-performance drilling rigs in conventional and unconventional plays around the world. H&P also develops and implements advanced automation, directional drilling and survey management technologies. H&P’s fleet includes 299 land rigs in the U.S., 31 international land rigs and eight offshore platform rigs.

About Solar Integrated Roofing

Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. provides integrated, single-source solar power and roofing systems installation services for commercial and residential properties in the United States. It offers battery backup, electric vehicle charging, roofing, and related HVAC/electrical contracting works; and sells solar panels. The company was formerly known as Landstar Development Group, Inc. and changed its name to Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. in November 2015. Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.