PHX Energy Services (PHXHF) versus The Competition Financial Analysis

PHX Energy Services (OTCMKTS:PHXHF) is one of 178 public companies in the “Energy Equipment & Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare PHX Energy Services to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

38.3% of PHX Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.1% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by 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.

Dividends

PHX Energy Services pays an annual dividend of $0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. PHX Energy Services pays out 62.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.6% and pay out 55.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PHX Energy Services and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PHX Energy Services	N/A	N/A	6.92
PHX Energy Services Competitors	$3.15 billion	$26.09 million	26.43

PHX Energy Services’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than PHX Energy Services. PHX Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for PHX Energy Services and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PHX Energy Services	0	0	1	0	3.00
PHX Energy Services Competitors	1691	7166	8760	473	2.44

As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 16.82%. Given PHX Energy Services’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PHX Energy Services has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares PHX Energy Services and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PHX Energy Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
PHX Energy Services Competitors	-11.47%	6.17%	1.47%

Summary

PHX Energy Services competitors beat PHX Energy Services on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

PHX Energy Services Company Profile

PHX Energy Services Corp. provides horizontal and directional drilling services, rents performance drilling motors, and sells motor equipment and parts to oil and natural gas exploration and development companies in Canada, the United States, Albania, the Middle East regions, and internationally. It offers Atlas motors; Velocity Real-Time Systems that provide downhole guidance systems; Echo system; PowerDrive Orbit RSS, a rotary steerable system; performance drilling motors; P-360 Positive Pulse MWD System, a measurement while drilling (MWD) tool; and E-360 EM MWD System, a MWD tool that transmits electric signals through geological formations. The company also provides 360 CV MWD System, a clear vision tool, which surveys inclination and gamma in real-time closer to the bit; 360 RWD System, a resistivity while drilling sub; and North Seeking Gyro that offers real-time QA/QC checks downhole. In addition, it offers directional drilling and motor rentals, survey management, and Gyro surveying services. The company was formerly known as Phoenix Technology Income Fund and changed its name to PHX Energy Services Corp. PHX Energy Services Corp. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.