PDS vs. LBRT, SSL, VRN, VAL, BSM, SOC, TALO, CLMT, HPK, and MNR
Should you be buying Precision Drilling stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Precision Drilling include Liberty Energy (LBRT), Sasol (SSL), Veren (VRN), Valaris (VAL), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Sable Offshore (SOC), Talos Energy (TALO), Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT), HighPeak Energy (HPK), and Mach Natural Resources (MNR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Precision Drilling vs.
Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) and Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Liberty Energy had 13 more articles in the media than Precision Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Liberty Energy and 3 mentions for Precision Drilling. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Precision Drilling's score of 0.00 indicating that Liberty Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Liberty Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Precision Drilling has a net margin of 12.52% compared to Liberty Energy's net margin of 8.02%. Liberty Energy's return on equity of 18.50% beat Precision Drilling's return on equity.
Liberty Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Precision Drilling. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Liberty Energy currently has a consensus target price of $22.20, indicating a potential downside of 2.87%. Precision Drilling has a consensus target price of $112.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.33%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Liberty Energy.
Liberty Energy has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Precision Drilling has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Precision Drilling received 253 more outperform votes than Liberty Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.69% of users gave Precision Drilling an outperform vote while only 62.52% of users gave Liberty Energy an outperform vote.
Summary
Liberty Energy beats Precision Drilling on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PDS) was last updated on 1/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
