Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND – Get Free Report) and MIND Technology (NASDAQ:MIND – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.
Volatility and Risk
Smart Sand has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MIND Technology has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Smart Sand and MIND Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Smart Sand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| MIND Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Smart Sand and MIND Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Smart Sand | $330.15 million | 0.56 | $1.35 million | $0.26 | 16.81 |
| MIND Technology | $40.95 million | 0.82 | $750,000.00 | ($0.26) | -14.23 |
Smart Sand has higher revenue and earnings than MIND Technology. MIND Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smart Sand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Smart Sand and MIND Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Smart Sand | 2.71% | 4.41% | 3.07% |
| MIND Technology | -6.77% | -5.77% | -4.85% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
35.2% of Smart Sand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.8% of MIND Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.5% of Smart Sand shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of MIND Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Smart Sand beats MIND Technology on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Smart Sand
Smart Sand, Inc., an integrated frac and industrial sand supply and services company, engages in the excavation, processing, and sale of sands or proppant for use in hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry in the United States. It also provides proppant logistics services; and wellsite storage solutions through SmartSystems products and services. The company sells its products primarily to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, oilfield service companies, and industrial manufacturers. Smart Sand, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.
About MIND Technology
MIND Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides technology to the oceanographic, hydrographic, defense, seismic, and maritime security industries worldwide. Its primary products include the GunLink seismic source acquisition and control systems that provide operators of marine seismic surveys with precise monitoring and control of energy sources; the BuoyLink RGPS tracking system, which is used to offer precise positioning of marine seismic energy sources and streamers; Sleeve Gun energy sources; SeaLink towed seismic streamer system; and Sea Serpent line of passive sonar arrays for maritime security and anti-submarine warfare applications. The company also provides streamer weight collars, depth and pressure transducers, air control valves, and source array systems; spare and replacement parts; and repair and engineering services, training and field service operations, and umbilical terminations. The company was formerly known as Mitcham Industries, Inc. MIND Technology, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
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