Select Water Solutions (WTTR) Competitors

Select Water Solutions (NYSE:WTTR) and Veren (NYSE:VRN) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to WTTR or VRN?

In the previous week, Select Water Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Veren. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Select Water Solutions and 6 mentions for Veren. Veren's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Select Water Solutions' score of 1.28 indicating that Veren is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Select Water Solutions	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veren	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WTTR or VRN?

81.7% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Veren shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Select Water Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Veren shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend WTTR or VRN?

Select Water Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $16.25, indicating a potential upside of 90.39%. Veren has a consensus price target of $12.67, indicating a potential upside of 106.80%. Given Veren's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Veren is more favorable than Select Water Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Select Water Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Veren	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is WTTR or VRN more profitable?

Veren has a net margin of 26.93% compared to Select Water Solutions' net margin of 2.11%. Veren's return on equity of 12.23% beat Select Water Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Select Water Solutions	2.11%	3.48%	2.37%
Veren	26.93%	12.23%	6.80%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WTTR or VRN?

Select Water Solutions received 319 more outperform votes than Veren when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Veren an outperform vote while only 67.01% of users gave Select Water Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Select Water Solutions	Outperform Votes 323 67.01%	Underperform Votes 159 32.99%
Veren	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Is WTTR or VRN a better dividend stock?

Select Water Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Veren pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Select Water Solutions pays out 93.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Veren pays out 96.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, WTTR or VRN?

Select Water Solutions has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veren has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, WTTR or VRN?

Veren has higher revenue and earnings than Select Water Solutions. Veren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Select Water Solutions, 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
Select Water Solutions	$1.45B	0.70	$74.40M	$0.30	28.45
Veren	$4.41B	0.85	$422.48M	$0.32	19.14

Summary

Veren beats Select Water Solutions on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.