Freestone Resources (OTCMKTS:FSNR) versus NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) Critical Analysis

Freestone Resources (OTCMKTS:FSNR) and NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Freestone Resources and NPK International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freestone Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
NPK International	0	0	1	1	3.50

NPK International has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.93%. Given NPK International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NPK International is more favorable than Freestone Resources.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

80.8% of NPK International shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Freestone Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of NPK International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Freestone Resources and NPK International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freestone Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPK International	$233.30 million	3.07	$14.52 million	($1.69)	-5.01

NPK International has higher revenue and earnings than Freestone Resources.

Profitability

This table compares Freestone Resources and NPK International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freestone Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPK International	-28.47%	5.93%	4.08%

Summary

NPK International beats Freestone Resources on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Freestone Resources

Freestone Resources, Inc. is an oil and gas technology development company, which engages in the development and marketing of technologies and solvents. The company was founded on January 22, 1997 and is headquartered in Ennis, TX.

About NPK International

NPK International Inc. provides products, rentals, and services primarily to the oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) industry. It operates through two segments, Fluids Systems and Industrial Solutions. The Fluids Systems segment provides drilling, completion, and stimulation fluids products and related technical services to customers primarily in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as other countries in the Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Industrial Solutions segment offers composite matting system rentals utilized for temporary worksite access; related site construction and services to customers in various markets, including power transmission, E&P, pipeline, renewable energy, petrochemical, construction, and other industries primarily in the United States and Europe; recyclable composite mats to customers worldwide; and access road construction, site planning and preparation, environmental protection, erosion control, and site restoration services. The company was formerly known as Newpark Resources, Inc. and changed its name to NPK International Inc. in December 2024. The company was incorporated in 1932 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.