Natural Gas Services Group (NGS) Competitors $25.97 +0.29 (+1.13%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NGS vs. RES, NR, 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), Newpark Resources (NR), 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. RPC Newpark Resources 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 oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings. Do analysts recommend NGS or RES? Natural Gas Services Group currently has a consensus price target of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.04%. RPC has a consensus price target of $6.08, indicating a potential upside of 1.90%. Given Natural Gas Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Is NGS or RES more profitable? Natural Gas Services Group has a net margin of 10.55% compared to RPC's net margin of 8.07%. RPC's return on equity of 11.36% beat Natural Gas Services Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Natural Gas Services Group10.55% 6.60% 3.29% RPC 8.07%11.36%9.08% Which has preferable earnings and 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$121.17M2.67$4.75M$1.2820.29RPC$1.62B0.79$195.11M$0.5610.66 Which has more volatility & risk, NGS or RES? Natural Gas Services Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPC has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NGS or RES? In the previous week, Natural Gas Services Group had 18 more articles in the media than RPC. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Natural Gas Services Group and 0 mentions for RPC. Natural Gas Services Group's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat RPC's score of 0.00 indicating that Natural Gas Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Natural Gas Services Group Neutral RPC Neutral Do institutionals & insiders believe in NGS or RES? 65.6% of Natural Gas Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of RPC shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Natural Gas Services Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.4% of RPC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NGS or RES? RPC received 130 more outperform votes than Natural Gas Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.75% of users gave Natural Gas Services Group an outperform vote while only 54.47% of users gave RPC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNatural Gas Services GroupOutperform Votes27257.75% Underperform Votes19942.25% RPCOutperform Votes40254.47% Underperform Votes33645.53% SummaryNatural Gas Services Group beats RPC on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$320.33M$4.35B$8.43B$19.85BDividend YieldN/A2.08%11.46%3.52%P/E Ratio20.2928.0817.2942.73Price / Sales2.670.98123.9219.27Price / Cash9.837.2611.3417.86Price / Book1.291.613.745.52Net Income$4.75M$297.22M$952.17M$986.45M7 Day Performance5.78%1.53%0.36%0.45%1 Month Performance32.30%9.93%2.03%1.05%1 Year Performance73.13%17.10%402.52%24.67% Natural Gas Services Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGSNatural Gas Services Group2.6143 of 5 stars$25.97+1.1%$26.50+2.0%+66.5%$320.33M$121.17M20.29250Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeRESRPC1.0121 of 5 stars$5.97+2.2%$6.08+1.9%-19.2%$1.26B$1.62B10.662,691NRNewpark Resources3.4994 of 5 stars$7.41+3.3%$11.00+48.5%+3.0%$620.19M$749.60M0.001,550TTITETRA Technologies3.071 of 5 stars$3.97+2.3%$7.00+76.3%-15.7%$511.42M$626.26M198.601,500OISOil States International3.7897 of 5 stars$5.36+0.6%$6.50+21.3%-25.5%$336.38M$782.28M0.002,752FETForum Energy Technologies0.6786 of 5 stars$14.78-0.3%N/A-34.6%$182.05M$800.61M-3.491,600GEOSGeospace Technologies0.1795 of 5 stars$12.43+0.8%N/A+2.7%$159.16M$124.51M15.73650Analyst UpgradeGap UpGIFIGulf Island Fabrication2.6319 of 5 stars$6.92-1.1%N/A+66.7%$113.16M$166.33M6.59960DWSNDawson Geophysical0.4666 of 5 stars$1.44-0.7%N/A+2.1%$44.93M$96.85M0.00190Gap DownSLBSchlumberger4.9439 of 5 stars$43.53+1.0%$60.97+40.1%-17.5%$60.86B$33.14B14.00111,000Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.8892 of 5 stars$31.18+2.3%$40.74+30.7%-18.4%$27.39B$23.02B10.8648,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RES Alternatives NR Alternatives TTI Alternatives OIS Alternatives FET Alternatives GEOS Alternatives GIFI Alternatives DWSN Alternatives SLB Alternatives HAL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:NGS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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