KLX Energy Services (KLXE) & Its Rivals Critical Comparison

KLX Energy Services (NASDAQ:KLXE) is one of 179 publicly-traded companies in the “Energy Equipment & Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare KLX Energy Services to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KLX Energy Services	-9.61%	N/A	-17.25%
KLX Energy Services Competitors	-10.41%	7.42%	1.51%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for KLX Energy Services and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KLX Energy Services	1	1	0	0	1.50
KLX Energy Services Competitors	1684	6861	8642	491	2.45

As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 34.32%. Given KLX Energy Services’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe KLX Energy Services has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.7% of KLX Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of KLX Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares KLX Energy Services and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
KLX Energy Services	$636.60 million	-$77.10 million	-0.38
KLX Energy Services Competitors	$3.20 billion	$29.44 million	12.44

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

Volatility and Risk

KLX Energy Services has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KLX Energy Services’ rivals have a beta of 0.79, indicating that their average share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

KLX Energy Services rivals beat KLX Energy Services on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About KLX Energy Services

KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. provides technical oilfield services and equipment to exploration and production companies operating primarily in the United States. The company supports onshore drilling, completion and production activities, helping customers construct, maintain and optimize oil and natural gas wells. Its service portfolio includes well-intervention and completion services such as coiled tubing, wireline, pressure pumping, stimulation, snubbing, well testing and related technical services.