Contrasting Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK)

Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Victory Oilfield Tech and Flotek Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A
Flotek Industries	14.48%	22.62%	12.96%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Victory Oilfield Tech and Flotek Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victory Oilfield Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00
Flotek Industries	0	1	2	1	3.00

Flotek Industries has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.77%. Given Flotek Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flotek Industries is more favorable than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Risk & Volatility

Victory Oilfield Tech has a beta of -0.67, indicating that its share price is 167% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flotek Industries has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Victory Oilfield Tech and Flotek Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A
Flotek Industries	$187.02 million	2.61	$10.50 million	$0.89	18.25

Flotek Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 97.6% of Victory Oilfield Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Flotek Industries shares are owned 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

Flotek Industries beats Victory Oilfield Tech on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Victory Oilfield Tech

Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. operates as an oilfield energy technology products company in the United States. The company offers patented oil and gas drilling products. It also provides various hardbanding solutions to the oilfield operators for drill and weight pipes, tubing, and drill collars, as well as grinding services. The company was formerly known as Victory Energy Corporation and changed its name to Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. in May 2018. Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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.