Reviewing Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO) & Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B (NYSE:TGS)

Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO) and Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B (NYSE:TGS) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Expro Group and Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expro Group	4.26%	6.43%	4.14%
Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B	26.09%	12.12%	8.09%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Expro Group and Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expro Group	0	2	3	0	2.60
Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B	0	0	2	0	3.00

Expro Group currently has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.52%. Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.88%. Given Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B is more favorable than Expro Group.

Volatility and Risk

Expro Group has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.1% of Expro Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Expro Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Expro Group and Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expro Group	$1.71 billion	0.84	$51.92 million	$0.61	20.39
Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B	$1.34 billion	3.02	$407.18 million	$2.10	12.79

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

Summary

Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B beats Expro Group on 8 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 Transportadora De Gas Sa Ord B

Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. engages in transportation of natural gas, and production and commercialization of natural gas liquids in Argentina and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Natural Gas Transportation Services; Liquids Production and Commercialization; Midstream; and Telecommunications. The Natural Gas Transportation segment transports natural gas through pipeline system to distribution companies, power plants, and industrial customers. It provides operation and maintenance services for the natural gas transportation facilities. The Liquids Production and Commercialization segment produces and commercializes natural gas liquids, such as ethane, liquid petroleum gas, natural gasoline, propane, and butane. This segment offers certain related services comprising reception, storage, and dispatch of the liquids. The Midstream segment provides natural gas conditioning services; treatment, removal of impurities and natural gas compression, including the collection and transport of natural gas; and inspection and maintenance of pipelines and compressor plants services. In addition, this segment offers steam generation for electricity production and management services for expansion works and steam generation for the production of electricity. The Telecommunications segment offers data transmission services through a network of digital terrestrial radio relay. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, and electric power generation end users. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. is a subsidiary of Compañía de Inversiones de Energía S.A.