Head to Head Contrast: Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO) versus Enservco (NYSE:ENSV)

Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO) and Enservco (NYSE:ENSV) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Expro Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enservco has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Expro Group and Enservco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expro Group	0.98%	3.70%	2.36%
Enservco	-23.85%	-453.47%	-38.48%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Expro Group and Enservco”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expro Group	$1.51 billion	1.01	-$23.36 million	$0.14	92.89
Enservco	$22.06 million	0.13	-$8.52 million	($0.17)	-0.28

Enservco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Expro Group. Enservco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expro Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.1% of Expro Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Enservco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Expro Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Enservco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Expro Group and Enservco, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expro Group	0	1	2	0	2.67
Enservco	0	0	0	0	0.00

Expro Group presently has a consensus target price of $21.67, indicating a potential upside of 66.63%. Given Expro Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Expro Group is more favorable than Enservco.

Summary

Expro Group beats Enservco on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Expro Group

Expro Group Holdings N.V. engages in the provision of energy services in North and Latin America, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company provides well construction services, such as technology solutions in drilling, tubular running services, and cementing and tubulars; and well management services, including well flow management, subsea well access, and well intervention and integrity solutions. It serves exploration and production companies in onshore and offshore environments in approximately 60 countries. Expro Group Holdings N.V. was founded in 1938 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Enservco

Enservco Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides hot oiling and acidizing, and frac water heating services to the onshore oil and natural gas industry. It also water hauling and well site construction services. The company owns and operates specialized trucks, trailers, frac tanks, and other well-site related equipment. It operates in the DJ Basin/Niobrara area in Colorado and Wyoming; the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico; the Marcellus and Utica Shale areas in Pennsylvania and Ohio; the Jonah area, Green River and Powder River Basins in Wyoming; and the Eagle Ford Shale and East Texas Oilfield in Texas. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Longmont, Colorado.