Reviewing Tenaris (NYSE:TS) & Innovex International (NYSE:INVX)

Tenaris (NYSE:TS) and Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tenaris and Innovex International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tenaris	$11.98 billion	2.36	$1.93 billion	$3.74	14.08
Innovex International	$978.25 million	2.20	$83.30 million	$0.89	34.59

Tenaris has higher revenue and earnings than Innovex International. Tenaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innovex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Tenaris and Innovex International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenaris	15.88%	11.15%	9.40%
Innovex International	6.17%	7.12%	5.80%

Risk & Volatility

Tenaris has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innovex International has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tenaris and Innovex International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tenaris	0	6	4	0	2.40
Innovex International	0	3	1	2	2.83

Tenaris currently has a consensus target price of $63.28, suggesting a potential upside of 20.21%. Innovex International has a consensus target price of $32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.57%. Given Tenaris’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tenaris is more favorable than Innovex International.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.4% of Tenaris shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tenaris shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.9% of Innovex International shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Tenaris beats Innovex International on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tenaris

Tenaris S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells seamless and welded steel tubular products and related services for the oil and gas industry, and other industrial applications. The company offers steel casings, tubing products, mechanical and structural pipes, line pipes, cold-drawn pipes, and premium joints and couplings; and coiled tubing products for oil and gas drilling and workovers, and subsea pipelines. It also manufactures sucker rods used in oil extraction activities and tubes for plumbing and construction applications; and offers oilfield/hydraulic fracturing services and energy and raw materials, and financial services. The company operates in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Tenaris S.A. was founded in 2001 and is based in Luxembourg. Tenaris S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Techint Holdings S.à r.l.

About Innovex International

Innovex International, Inc. engages in the provision of solutions for both onshore and offshore applications within the oil and gas industry. The company was founded on September 15, 2016 and is headquartered in Humble, TX.