CES Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:CESDF) & Essential Energy Services (OTCMKTS:EEYUF) Head-To-Head Survey

CES Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:CESDF) and Essential Energy Services (OTCMKTS:EEYUF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

42.9% of CES Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Essential Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

CES Energy Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Essential Energy Services pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 42.1%. CES Energy Solutions pays out 97.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Essential Energy Services pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Essential Energy Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CES Energy Solutions and Essential Energy Services”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CES Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.29	47.56
Essential Energy Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.21	1.37

Essential Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CES Energy Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for CES Energy Solutions and Essential Energy Services, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CES Energy Solutions	0	2	2	1	2.80
Essential Energy Services	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares CES Energy Solutions and Essential Energy Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CES Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
Essential Energy Services	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

CES Energy Solutions beats Essential Energy Services on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CES Energy Solutions

CES Energy Solutions Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in design, implement, and manufacture of advanced consumable fluids and specialty chemicals in the United States and Canada. The company provides solutions for drill-bit, point of completion and stimulation, wellhead and pump-jack, and pipeline and midstream markets. Its solutions include corrosion inhibitors, demulsifiers, H2S scavengers, paraffin control products, surfactants, scale inhibitors, biocides, and other specialty products. The company also designs and implements drilling fluid systems and completion solutions for oil and natural gas producers; designs and manufactures production and specialty chemicals for use in the oil and natural gas production and industrial markets; designs, blends, and sells specialty drilling fluids; designs, blends, and sells simulation and production chemicals for oil and gas producers; and operates trucks and trailers to transport drilling fluids to operators in the oil and gas industry. In addition, it provides environmental consulting, water management and transfer services, and drilling fluids waste disposal services; and laboratory services. The company was formerly known as Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp. and changed its name to CES Energy Solutions Corp. in June 2017. CES Energy Solutions Corp. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Essential Energy Services

Essential Energy Services Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides oilfield services to oil and gas exploration and production companies. The company operates in two segments, Essential Coil Well Service (ECWS) and Tryton. The ECWS segment offers completion, production, and workover services with its fleet of coil tubing rigs, and fluid and nitrogen pumpers, as well as ancillary equipment. As of December 31, 2022, its fleet included 19 coil tubing rigs, 11 fluid pumpers, and five nitrogen pumpers. The Tryton segment provides a range of downhole tool and rental services for completion, production, and wellsite restoration of oil and natural gas wells, including conventional tools, ball and seat, and composite/dissolvable bridge plugs. Essential Energy Services Ltd. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.