Mammoth Energy Services (TUSK) Competitors

Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) and North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, TUSK or NOA?

Mammoth Energy Services has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TUSK or NOA a better dividend stock?

Mammoth Energy Services pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.1%. North American Construction Group pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Mammoth Energy Services pays out -11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. North American Construction Group pays out 28.7% 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. Mammoth Energy Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor TUSK or NOA?

In the previous week, North American Construction Group had 23 more articles in the media than Mammoth Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for North American Construction Group and 1 mentions for Mammoth Energy Services. Mammoth Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat North American Construction Group's score of 0.08 indicating that Mammoth Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mammoth Energy Services	Very Positive
North American Construction Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TUSK or NOA?

North American Construction Group received 97 more outperform votes than Mammoth Energy Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.45% of users gave North American Construction Group an outperform vote while only 67.22% of users gave Mammoth Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mammoth Energy Services	Outperform Votes 285 67.22%	Underperform Votes 139 32.78%
North American Construction Group	Outperform Votes 382 69.45%	Underperform Votes 168 30.55%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TUSK or NOA?

North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mammoth Energy Services. Mammoth Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Construction Group, 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
Mammoth Energy Services	$187.93M	0.67	-$3.16M	-$4.32	-0.61
North American Construction Group	$1.17B	0.40	$46.78M	$1.15	13.35

Do analysts prefer TUSK or NOA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mammoth Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
North American Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TUSK or NOA?

79.7% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of North American Construction Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of North American Construction Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TUSK or NOA more profitable?

North American Construction Group has a net margin of 4.79% compared to Mammoth Energy Services' net margin of -105.49%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 26.00% beat Mammoth Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mammoth Energy Services	-105.49%	-53.85%	-35.56%
North American Construction Group	4.79%	26.00%	6.03%

Summary

North American Construction Group beats Mammoth Energy Services on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.