Contrasting Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) & ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC)

Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) and ProFrac (NASDAQ:ACDC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bristow Group and ProFrac”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bristow Group	$1.49 billion	0.95	$129.07 million	$3.84	12.46
ProFrac	$1.94 billion	0.39	-$369.00 million	($2.55)	-1.66

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

Profitability

This table compares Bristow Group and ProFrac’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bristow Group	7.51%	11.10%	4.95%
ProFrac	-24.25%	-44.39%	-14.24%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.3% of Bristow Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of ProFrac shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Bristow Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of ProFrac shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Bristow Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ProFrac has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bristow Group	0	1	3	0	2.75
ProFrac	2	2	1	0	1.80

Bristow Group currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.39%. ProFrac has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.02%. Given ProFrac’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ProFrac is more favorable than Bristow Group.

Summary

Bristow Group beats ProFrac on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bristow Group

Bristow Group Inc. provides vertical flight solutions. The company primarily offers aviation services to integrated, national, and independent offshore energy companies and government agencies. It also provides personnel transportation, search and rescue, medevac, ad hoc helicopter, fixed wing transportation, unmanned systems, and ad-hoc helicopter services, as well as logistical and maintenance support, training services, and flight and maintenance crews. The company has a fleet of aircrafts. It has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, India, Ireland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the United Kingdom, and United States. Bristow Group Inc. is based in Houston, Texas.

About ProFrac

ProFrac Holding Corp. operates as a technology-focused energy services holding company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Stimulation Services, Manufacturing, and Proppant Production. The company offers hydraulic fracturing, well stimulation, in-basin frac sand, and other completion services and complementary products and services to upstream oil and natural gas companies engaged in the exploration and production of unconventional oil and natural gas resources. It also manufactures and sells high horsepower pumps, valves, piping, swivels, large-bore manifold systems, and fluid ends. ProFrac Holding Corp. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Willow Park, Texas.