KLX Energy Services (KLXE) Competitors

KLX Energy Services (NASDAQ:KLXE) and Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KLXE or EPSN?

42.7% of KLX Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of KLX Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, KLXE or EPSN?

KLX Energy Services has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KLXE or EPSN more profitable?

Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 11.75% compared to KLX Energy Services' net margin of -10.59%. Epsilon Energy's return on equity of 6.71% beat KLX Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KLX Energy Services	-10.59%	-981.82%	-13.81%
Epsilon Energy	11.75%	6.71%	5.39%

Does the media refer more to KLXE or EPSN?

In the previous week, Epsilon Energy had 4 more articles in the media than KLX Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Epsilon Energy and 0 mentions for KLX Energy Services. Epsilon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat KLX Energy Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Epsilon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
KLX Energy Services	Neutral
Epsilon Energy	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KLXE or EPSN?

Epsilon Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KLX Energy Services. KLX Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epsilon Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KLX Energy Services	$709.30M	0.05	-$53M	-$4.07	-0.45
Epsilon Energy	$31.52M	3.88	$1.93M	$0.24	23.13

Do analysts recommend KLXE or EPSN?

Epsilon Energy has a consensus target price of $7.70, indicating a potential upside of 38.74%. Given Epsilon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Epsilon Energy is more favorable than KLX Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KLX Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Epsilon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Summary

Epsilon Energy beats KLX Energy Services on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.