Natural Gas Services Group (NGS) Competitors $24.27 -0.17 (-0.71%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.28 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 05:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NGS vs. RES, HLX, TTI, OIS, FET, GEOS, GIFI, DWSN, SLB, and HALShould you be buying Natural Gas Services Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Natural Gas Services Group include RPC (RES), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), Tetra Technologies (TTI), Oil States International (OIS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), Dawson Geophysical (DWSN), Schlumberger (SLB), and Halliburton (HAL). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Natural Gas Services Group vs. Its Competitors RPC Helix Energy Solutions Group Tetra Technologies Oil States International Forum Energy Technologies Geospace Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication Dawson Geophysical Schlumberger Halliburton Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS) and RPC (NYSE:RES) 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, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NGS or RES? RPC has higher revenue and earnings than Natural Gas Services Group. RPC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Natural Gas Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNatural Gas Services Group$156.74M1.94$17.23M$1.3517.97RPC$1.42B0.75$91.44M$0.3613.35 Which has more risk and volatility, NGS or RES? Natural Gas Services Group has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPC has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NGS or RES? Natural Gas Services Group currently has a consensus price target of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.93%. RPC has a consensus price target of $5.06, indicating a potential upside of 5.36%. Given Natural Gas Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Natural Gas Services Group is more favorable than RPC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Natural Gas Services Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50RPC 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NGS or RES? 65.6% of Natural Gas Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of RPC shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Natural Gas Services Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.5% of RPC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is NGS or RES more profitable? Natural Gas Services Group has a net margin of 10.53% compared to RPC's net margin of 5.55%. RPC's return on equity of 7.08% beat Natural Gas Services Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Natural Gas Services Group10.53% 6.99% 3.57% RPC 5.55%7.08%5.64% Does the media refer more to NGS or RES? In the previous week, RPC had 10 more articles in the media than Natural Gas Services Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for RPC and 1 mentions for Natural Gas Services Group. Natural Gas Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat RPC's score of 0.47 indicating that Natural Gas Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Natural Gas Services Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive RPC 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryNatural Gas Services Group beats RPC on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Natural Gas Services Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NGS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NGS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NGS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNatural Gas Services GroupOIL FLD MCH&EQP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$306.23M$1.00B$7.79B$21.15BDividend YieldN/A4.50%10.91%3.58%P/E Ratio17.9715.8765.3827.76Price / Sales1.941.1342,445.5658.69Price / Cash6.105.4336.2023.00Price / Book1.191.074.044.67Net Income$17.23M$73.50M$4.25B$993.85M7 Day Performance-1.14%2.11%1.87%1.16%1 Month Performance-8.43%0.37%3.53%4.99%1 Year Performance21.63%12.22%14.69%12.54% Natural Gas Services Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGSNatural Gas Services Group3.6797 of 5 stars$24.27-0.7%$32.50+33.9%+21.5%$306.23M$156.74M17.97250Positive NewsRESRPC2.4394 of 5 stars$4.99-3.2%$5.75+15.3%-13.7%$1.10B$1.42B13.852,597Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap DownHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.7922 of 5 stars$6.33-3.4%$12.50+97.6%-45.3%$958.43M$1.34B11.502,313News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownTTITetra Technologies3.8585 of 5 stars$3.47-3.2%$5.25+51.5%+2.6%$461.10M$605.28M4.131,400Upcoming EarningsOISOil States International3.8313 of 5 stars$5.35-5.2%$6.67+24.7%+22.3%$330.69M$685.26M66.822,439News CoverageUpcoming EarningsFETForum Energy Technologies0.9718 of 5 stars$19.95-4.3%N/A+11.0%$246.78M$807.31M-1.991,800Upcoming EarningsGEOSGeospace Technologies0.6554 of 5 stars$11.55-8.7%N/A+21.1%$147.92M$116.54M-9.02650News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.509 of 5 stars$7.23+0.6%N/A+9.5%$117.27M$159.20M9.77960High Trading VolumeDWSNDawson Geophysical0.2711 of 5 stars$1.33-2.9%N/A-21.1%$41.21M$58.65M-4.43190SLBSchlumberger4.8823 of 5 stars$36.28-2.8%$50.79+40.0%-28.4%$49.34B$36.29B12.30110,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8595 of 5 stars$22.05-4.5%$33.53+52.1%-34.4%$18.95B$22.94B9.2248,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RES Alternatives HLX Alternatives TTI Alternatives OIS Alternatives FET Alternatives GEOS Alternatives GIFI Alternatives DWSN Alternatives SLB Alternatives HAL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NGS) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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