Reviewing Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) & Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK)

Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) and Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Mammoth Energy Services and Innovex International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mammoth Energy Services	1	0	0	0	1.00
Innovex International	0	2	3	1	2.83

Innovex International has a consensus price target of $32.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.36%. Given Innovex International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Innovex International is more favorable than Mammoth Energy Services.

Risk & Volatility

Mammoth Energy Services has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innovex International has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.7% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.9% of Innovex International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mammoth Energy Services	0.98%	-8.10%	-6.14%
Innovex International	6.17%	7.12%	5.80%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mammoth Energy Services 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
Mammoth Energy Services	$44.29 million	2.96	$4.60 million	$0.02	136.00
Innovex International	$978.25 million	2.00	$83.30 million	$0.89	31.35

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

Summary

Innovex International beats Mammoth Energy Services on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mammoth Energy Services

Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. operates as an energy services company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Well Completion Services, Infrastructure Services, Natural Sand Proppant Services, and Drilling Services. The company offers pressure pumping and hydraulic fracturing, sand hauling, and water transfer services; and master services agreements. It also provides a range of services on electric transmission and distribution, and networks and substation facilities, including engineering, design, construction, upgrade, maintenance, and repair of high voltage transmission lines, substations, and lower voltage overhead and underground distribution systems; storm repair and restoration services; and commercial services comprising installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial wiring. In addition, the company mines, processes, and sells natural sand proppant used for hydraulic fracturing; buys processed sand from suppliers on the spot market for resale; and provides logistics solutions to facilitate delivery of frac sand products. Further, it offers contract land and directional drilling services; and rig moving services. Additionally, the company offers aviation services, equipment rental, remote accommodation, and equipment manufacturing services. It serves government-funded, private, public investor-owned, and co-operative utilities; independent oil and natural gas producers; and land-based drilling contractors. The company was formerly known as Mammoth Energy Partners LP and changed its name to Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. in October 2016. Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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.