Stabilis Solutions (SLNG) Competitors

Pure Cycle (NASDAQ:PCYO) and Stabilis Solutions (NASDAQ:SLNG) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PCYO or SLNG?

Pure Cycle received 176 more outperform votes than Stabilis Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.91% of users gave Pure Cycle an outperform vote while only 35.29% of users gave Stabilis Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pure Cycle	Outperform Votes 182 67.91%	Underperform Votes 86 32.09%
Stabilis Solutions	Outperform Votes 6 35.29%	Underperform Votes 11 64.71%

Does the media refer more to PCYO or SLNG?

In the previous week, Pure Cycle had 1 more articles in the media than Stabilis Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pure Cycle and 1 mentions for Stabilis Solutions. Stabilis Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Pure Cycle's score of 0.13 indicating that Stabilis Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pure Cycle	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Stabilis Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PCYO or SLNG more profitable?

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 40.40% compared to Stabilis Solutions' net margin of 5.29%. Pure Cycle's return on equity of 9.41% beat Stabilis Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pure Cycle	40.40%	9.41%	8.30%
Stabilis Solutions	5.29%	6.16%	4.69%

Which has more volatility & risk, PCYO or SLNG?

Pure Cycle has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stabilis Solutions has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PCYO or SLNG?

51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Stabilis Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 75.8% of Stabilis Solutions shares are owned 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 stronger earnings & valuation, PCYO or SLNG?

Pure Cycle has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stabilis Solutions. Stabilis Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pure Cycle, 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
Pure Cycle	$28.75M	10.97	$11.61M	$0.48	27.29
Stabilis Solutions	$73.11M	1.26	$120K	$0.21	23.57

Summary

Pure Cycle beats Stabilis Solutions on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.