Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI) Competitors

NOV (NYSE:NOV) and Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to NOV or SEI?

In the previous week, NOV had 12 more articles in the media than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for NOV and 3 mentions for Solaris Energy Infrastructure. Solaris Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat NOV's score of 0.35 indicating that Solaris Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NOV	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate NOV or SEI?

NOV presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.92%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.41%. Given NOV's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NOV is more favorable than Solaris Energy Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NOV	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.28
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is NOV or SEI more profitable?

NOV has a net margin of 12.05% compared to Solaris Energy Infrastructure's net margin of 4.80%. NOV's return on equity of 10.82% beat Solaris Energy Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NOV	12.05%	10.82%	6.09%
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	4.80%	6.66%	4.12%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NOV or SEI?

93.3% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of NOV shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NOV or SEI a better dividend stock?

NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. NOV pays out 11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays out 109.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NOV is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, NOV or SEI?

NOV has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NOV or SEI?

NOV has higher revenue and earnings than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. NOV 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NOV	$8.58B	0.71	$993M	$2.71	5.77
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$292.95M	7.19	$24.34M	$0.44	71.33

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOV or SEI?

NOV received 1066 more outperform votes than Solaris Energy Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Solaris Energy Infrastructure an outperform vote while only 62.03% of users gave NOV an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NOV	Outperform Votes 1070 62.03%	Underperform Votes 655 37.97%
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

NOV beats Solaris Energy Infrastructure on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.