Critical Review: Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) and Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro (OTCMKTS:PHOJY)

Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro (OTCMKTS:PHOJY) and Flotek Industries (NYSE:FTK) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro and Flotek Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro	N/A	N/A	N/A
Flotek Industries	12.97%	21.57%	10.89%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro and Flotek Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Flotek Industries	$237.26 million	5.92	$30.53 million	$0.99	39.20

Flotek Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.9% of Flotek Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Flotek Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro and Flotek Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro	0	0	0	0	0.00
Flotek Industries	0	1	4	0	2.80

Flotek Industries has a consensus price target of $28.33, suggesting a potential downside of 26.99%. Given Flotek Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flotek Industries is more favorable than Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro.

Summary

Flotek Industries beats Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro

Public Joint-Stock Company PhosAgro, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of apatite concentrate and mineral fertilizers in Russia and internationally. It also offers feed phosphates; phosphate rock; and industrial products, such as syenite alkali aluminum concentrate, titanomagnetite concentrate, nepheline concentrate, aegirine concentrate, oleum, sulphuric acid, sodiumsilicofluoride, aluminum fluoride, nitric acid, and ammonia solution. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

About Flotek Industries

Flotek Industries, Inc. operates as a technology-driven green chemistry and data company that serves customers across industrial and commercial markets in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Chemistry Technologies (CT) and Data Analytics (DA). The CT segment designs, develops, manufactures, packages, distributes, delivers, and markets green specialty chemicals that enhance the profitability of hydrocarbon producers, as well as green specialty chemistries, and logistics and technology services. This segment primarily serves integrated oil and gas, oilfield services, independent oil and gas, national and state-owned oil, geothermal energy, solar energy, and alternative energy companies. The DA segment designs, develops, produces, sells, and supports equipment and services that create and provide valuable information on the composition and properties of energy customers' hydrocarbon fluids. It sells its products directly through a mix of in-house sales professionals, as well as contractual agency agreements. Flotek Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.