Nine Energy Service (NINE) Competitors

Nine Energy Service (NYSE:NINE) and Gran Tierra Energy (NYSE:GTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is NINE or GTE more profitable?

Gran Tierra Energy has a net margin of 7.17% compared to Nine Energy Service's net margin of -7.64%. Gran Tierra Energy's return on equity of 11.36% beat Nine Energy Service's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nine Energy Service	-7.64%	N/A	-11.22%
Gran Tierra Energy	7.17%	11.36%	3.28%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NINE or GTE?

Nine Energy Service received 9 more outperform votes than Gran Tierra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Gran Tierra Energy an outperform vote while only 48.28% of users gave Nine Energy Service an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nine Energy Service	Outperform Votes 14 48.28%	Underperform Votes 15 51.72%
Gran Tierra Energy	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NINE or GTE?

Gran Tierra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Nine Energy Service. Nine Energy Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gran Tierra Energy, 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
Nine Energy Service	$554.10M	0.10	-$32.21M	-$1.12	-1.14
Gran Tierra Energy	$621.85M	0.29	-$6.29M	$0.16	31.63

Does the media prefer NINE or GTE?

In the previous week, Gran Tierra Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Nine Energy Service. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy and 0 mentions for Nine Energy Service. Gran Tierra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Nine Energy Service's score of 1.00 indicating that Gran Tierra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nine Energy Service	Positive
Gran Tierra Energy	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, NINE or GTE?

Nine Energy Service has a beta of 3.58, indicating that its share price is 258% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NINE or GTE?

57.6% of Nine Energy Service shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Nine Energy Service shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gran Tierra Energy beats Nine Energy Service on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.