Head-To-Head Comparison: Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:SEI) & Tgs Asa (OTCMKTS:TGSGY)

Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:SEI) and Tgs Asa (OTCMKTS:TGSGY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Solaris Energy Infrastructure and Tgs Asa’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	7.19%	13.26%	4.80%
Tgs Asa	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Tgs Asa pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tgs Asa pays out 45.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Tgs Asa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Solaris Energy Infrastructure and Tgs Asa”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$622.21 million	7.78	$30.17 million	$0.85	74.38
Tgs Asa	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.59	5.80

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Tgs Asa. Tgs Asa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solaris Energy Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Tgs Asa shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.2% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Solaris Energy Infrastructure and Tgs Asa, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	1	1	10	0	2.75
Tgs Asa	0	0	0	0	0.00

Solaris Energy Infrastructure presently has a consensus target price of $87.17, suggesting a potential upside of 37.88%. Given Solaris Energy Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Solaris Energy Infrastructure is more favorable than Tgs Asa.

Summary

Solaris Energy Infrastructure beats Tgs Asa on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Solaris Energy Infrastructure

Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the manufacture of patented mobile proppant management systems that unload, store, and deliver proppant to oil and natural gas well sites. Its products include Mobile Proppant and Mobile Chemical Management Systems, and Inventory Management Software. The firm’s services include field, last mile management, and transloading services. The company was founded by William A. Zartler in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

About Tgs Asa

TGS ASA provides geoscience data services to the oil and gas industry worldwide. The company offers geophysical data, including multi-client seismic data; geological data comprising well data products, and interpretive studies and services; and interpretation products and data integration solutions. It also provides imaging services, which include 2D and 3D seismic imaging solution in depth and time domains; marine, land, and ocean bottom nodes; and transition zone, multi component, and 4D time-lapse processing. The company was formerly known as TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA and changed its name to TGS ASA in June 2021. TGS ASA was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.