TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) & Pioneer Energy Services (OTCMKTS:PESXQ) Critical Contrast

Pioneer Energy Services (OTCMKTS:PESXQ) and TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pioneer Energy Services and TechnipFMC”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pioneer Energy Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TechnipFMC	$9.93 billion	2.99	$963.90 million	$2.88	26.32

TechnipFMC has higher revenue and earnings than Pioneer Energy Services.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.6% of TechnipFMC shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Pioneer Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of TechnipFMC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Pioneer Energy Services and TechnipFMC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pioneer Energy Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
TechnipFMC	11.28%	36.54%	12.02%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Pioneer Energy Services and TechnipFMC, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pioneer Energy Services	0	0	0	0	0.00
TechnipFMC	0	3	13	0	2.81

TechnipFMC has a consensus price target of $69.64, indicating a potential downside of 8.13%. Given TechnipFMC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TechnipFMC is more favorable than Pioneer Energy Services.

Summary

TechnipFMC beats Pioneer Energy Services on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pioneer Energy Services

Pioneer Energy Services Corp. provides land-based drilling and production services to oil and gas exploration and production companies. It provides contract land drilling services in the Marcellus/Utica, Permian Basin and Eagle Ford, and Bakken regions, as well as in Colombia. The company operates 16 AC rigs in the United States and 8 SCR rigs in Colombia. It also provides well, wireline, and coiled tubing services to various exploration and production companies in the onshore oil and gas producing regions in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, and Rocky Mountain states. As of December 31, 2018, the company had a fleet of 113 rigs with 550 horsepower and 12 rigs with 600 horsepower; and 9 coiled tubing units. The company was formerly known as Pioneer Drilling Company and changed its name to Pioneer Energy Services Corp. in 2012. Pioneer Energy Services Corp. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

About TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC plc engages in the energy projects, technologies, and systems and services businesses in Europe, Central Asia, North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Subsea and Surface Technologies. The Subsea segment engages in the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, and life of field services for subsea systems, subsea field infrastructure, and subsea pipe systems used in oil and gas production and transportation. It provides subsea production and processing system; flexible pipe; subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines; vessels; robotics; well and asset services; and Subsea Studio for optimizing the development, execution, and operation of current and future subsea fields. The Surface Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and services products and systems used in land and shallow water exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. This segment offers drilling; surface wellheads and production trees systems; iComplete, a pressure control system; fracturing tree and manifold systems; flexible pipes; safety and integrity systems, multiphase meter modules, in-line separation and processing systems, and standard pumps; well control and integrity systems; separation and processing systems; skid systems; and flow measurement and automation solutions. It also offers planning, testing and installation, commissioning, operations, replacement and upgrade, maintenance, storage, preservation, intervention, integrity, decommissioning, and abandonment; and supplies flowline products and services. TechnipFMC plc was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.