Head-To-Head Comparison: Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO) vs. BW Offshore (OTCMKTS:BGSWF)

BW Offshore (OTCMKTS:BGSWF) and Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for BW Offshore and Expro Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BW Offshore	0	0	0	0	0.00
Expro Group	2	2	2	1	2.29

Expro Group has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.83%. Given Expro Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Expro Group is more favorable than BW Offshore.

Profitability

This table compares BW Offshore and Expro Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BW Offshore	N/A	N/A	N/A
Expro Group	1.33%	3.27%	2.19%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BW Offshore and Expro Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BW Offshore	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Expro Group	$1.61 billion	1.19	$51.69 million	$0.18	94.49

Expro Group has higher revenue and earnings than BW Offshore.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.1% of Expro Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Expro Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Expro Group beats BW Offshore on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BW Offshore

BW Offshore Limited engages in the engineering of offshore production solutions in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. The company builds, owns, leases, and operates floating, production, storage, and offloading vessels (FPSOs) for oil and gas industries. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 10 FPSOs. BW Offshore Limited was founded in 1982 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About Expro Group

Expro Group Holdings N.V. engages in the provision of energy services in North and Latin America, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company provides well construction services, such as technology solutions in drilling, tubular running services, and cementing and tubulars; and well management services, including well flow management, subsea well access, and well intervention and integrity solutions. It serves exploration and production companies in onshore and offshore environments in approximately 60 countries. Expro Group Holdings N.V. was founded in 1938 and is based in Houston, Texas.