Head-To-Head Survey: Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) versus Oil States International (NYSE:OIS)

Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) and Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Oil States International and Liberty Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oil States International	-16.47%	5.13%	3.45%
Liberty Energy	0.91%	2.13%	0.99%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Oil States International and Liberty Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oil States International	$650.25 million	0.78	-$109.38 million	($1.87)	-4.55
Liberty Energy	$4.01 billion	0.53	$147.87 million	$0.24	53.85

Liberty Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Oil States International. Oil States International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Oil States International and Liberty Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oil States International	1	1	2	0	2.25
Liberty Energy	0	6	8	0	2.57

Oil States International currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.93%. Liberty Energy has a consensus price target of $26.42, suggesting a potential upside of 104.38%. Given Liberty Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Liberty Energy is more favorable than Oil States International.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.4% of Oil States International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Oil States International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Liberty Energy shares are held 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.

Volatility & Risk

Oil States International has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Liberty Energy beats Oil States International on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oil States International

Oil States International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides engineered capital equipment and products for the energy, industrial, and military sectors worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Well Site Services, Downhole Technologies, and Offshore/Manufactured Products. The Well Site Services segment offers a range of equipment and services that are used to drill for, establish, and maintain the flow of oil and natural gas from a well throughout its lifecycle. It also provides wireline support, frac stacks, isolation tools, downhole and extended reach activity, well testing and flowback operations, sand control, and land drilling services. The Downhole Technologies segment provides oil and gas perforation systems, and downhole tools in support of completion, intervention, wireline, and well abandonment operations. This segment also designs, manufactures, and markets its consumable engineered products to oilfield service, and exploration and production companies. The Offshore/Manufactured Products segment designs, manufactures, and markets capital equipment utilized on floating production systems, subsea pipeline infrastructure, and offshore drilling rigs and vessels. Its products include flexible bearings, advanced connector systems, high-pressure riser systems, managed pressure drilling systems, deepwater mooring systems, cranes, subsea pipeline products, and blow-out preventer stack integration products. This segment also provides short-cycle products, such as valves, elastomers, and other specialty products that are used in the land-based drilling and completion markets; and other products for use in industrial, military, alternative energy, and other applications. In addition, it offers specialty welding, fabrication, cladding and machining, offshore installation, and inspection and repair services. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Liberty Energy

Liberty Energy Inc. provides hydraulic services and related technologies to onshore oil and natural gas exploration, and production companies in North America. The company offers hydraulic fracturing services, including complementary services, such as wireline services, proppant delivery solutions, field gas processing and treating, compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery, data analytics, related goods comprising sand mine operations, and technologies; and well site fueling and logistics. As of as of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated a fleet of approximately 40 active hydraulic fracturing; and two sand mines in the Permian Basin. In addition, the company provides services primarily in the Permian Basin, the Williston Basin, the Eagle Ford Shale, the Haynesville Shale, the Appalachian Basin (Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale), the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, the Denver-Julesburg Basin (the DJ Basin), and the Anadarko Basin. Liberty Energy Inc. was formerly known as Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. and changed its name to Liberty Energy Inc. in April 2022. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.