Tetra Technologies (NYSE:TTI) vs. Technip Energies (OTCMKTS:THNPY) Critical Contrast

Technip Energies (OTCMKTS:THNPY) and Tetra Technologies (NYSE:TTI) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Technip Energies and Tetra Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Technip Energies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Tetra Technologies	0	2	3	0	2.60

Tetra Technologies has a consensus price target of $12.83, indicating a potential upside of 88.17%. Given Tetra Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tetra Technologies is more favorable than Technip Energies.

Profitability

This table compares Technip Energies and Tetra Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Technip Energies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tetra Technologies	0.97%	9.11%	4.14%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Technip Energies and Tetra Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Technip Energies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tetra Technologies	$641.83 million	1.57	$3.01 million	$0.04	170.50

Tetra Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Technip Energies.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

70.2% of Tetra Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Tetra Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tetra Technologies beats Technip Energies on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Technip Energies

Technip Energies N.V., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an engineering and technology company for the energy transition in Europe, Russia, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. The company operates in two segments, Projects Delivery; and Technology, and Products and Services. It is involved in the engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, and transport and installation of various energy projects. The company also engages in the study, engineering, procurement, construction, and project management of various onshore and offshore facilities related to gas monetization, ethylene, hydrogen, refining, and chemical processing from biofuels and hydrocarbons. In addition, it develops, designs, commercializes, and integrates a range of technologies in gas monetization, refining, petrochemicals and fertilizers, hydrogen, and sustainable chemistry; provides land and marine-based loading and transfer systems services to the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, and decarbonization industries; and offers a range of project management consulting services to the energy industry. Further, the company offers robotics, visual intelligence, and surveillance solutions, as well NDT services; operations and maintenance consulting. Additionally, it provides Capture.Now, a set of decarbonization solutions; Canopy, an integrated suite of post-combustion carbon capture solutions; heat transfer technologies and products; INO15, a floating offshore wind solutions; SnapLNG, an electrified low-carbon LNG solution, as well as advisory and digital services. Technip Energies N.V. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Nanterre, France.

About Tetra Technologies

TETRA Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services and solutions company. It operates through two segments, Completion Fluids & Products Division and Water & Flowback Services. The Completion Fluids & Products segment manufactures and markets clear brine fluids, additives, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry for use in well drilling, completion, and workover operations in the United States, as well as in Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. This segment also markets liquid and dry calcium chloride products; and TETRA PureFlow ultra-pure zinc bromide to battery technology companies. The Water & Flowback Services segment provides water management services for onshore oil and gas operators. This segment also offers frac flowback, production well testing, and other associated services in oil and gas producing regions in the United States, as well as in various basins in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. TETRA Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.