Source Energy Services (SHLE) Competitors

Total Energy Services (TSE:TOT) and Source Energy Services (TSE:SHLE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TOT or SHLE?

60.0% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Source Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Source Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, TOT or SHLE?

Total Energy Services has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Source Energy Services has a beta of 2.82, meaning that its share price is 182% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TOT or SHLE?

Source Energy Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Total Energy Services. Source Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Total Energy Services, 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
Total Energy Services	C$846.24M	0.48	C$41.49M	C$1.12	9.72
Source Energy Services	C$682.39M	0.26	C$169.48M	C$12.55	1.04

Does the media favor TOT or SHLE?

In the previous week, Total Energy Services and Total Energy Services both had 1 articles in the media. Total Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Source Energy Services' score of 0.99 indicating that Total Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Total Energy Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Source Energy Services	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TOT or SHLE?

Total Energy Services received 120 more outperform votes than Source Energy Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.14% of users gave Source Energy Services an outperform vote while only 56.16% of users gave Total Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Total Energy Services	Outperform Votes 269 56.16%	Underperform Votes 210 43.84%
Source Energy Services	Outperform Votes 149 63.14%	Underperform Votes 87 36.86%

Is TOT or SHLE more profitable?

Source Energy Services has a net margin of 24.84% compared to Total Energy Services' net margin of 4.90%. Source Energy Services' return on equity of 95.63% beat Total Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Total Energy Services	4.90%	7.84%	5.48%
Source Energy Services	24.84%	95.63%	6.78%

Do analysts recommend TOT or SHLE?

Total Energy Services presently has a consensus target price of C$17.67, suggesting a potential upside of 62.68%. Source Energy Services has a consensus target price of C$15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.50%. Given Total Energy Services' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Total Energy Services is more favorable than Source Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Total Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Source Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Source Energy Services beats Total Energy Services on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.