WBI (NYSE:WBI) vs. RPC (NYSE:RES) Head to Head Analysis

RPC (NYSE:RES) and WBI (NYSE:WBI) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for RPC and WBI, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RPC	1	3	0	0	1.75
WBI	0	2	3	0	2.60

RPC presently has a consensus target price of $5.33, suggesting a potential downside of 9.70%. WBI has a consensus target price of $34.20, suggesting a potential upside of 3.57%. Given WBI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WBI is more favorable than RPC.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares RPC and WBI”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RPC	$1.79 billion	0.73	$32.08 million	$0.09	65.62
WBI	$628.62 million	6.49	$11.89 million	$0.25	132.08

RPC has higher revenue and earnings than WBI. RPC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WBI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

41.1% of RPC shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.8% of RPC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.6% of WBI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

RPC pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. WBI pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. RPC pays out 177.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WBI pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares RPC and WBI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RPC	1.28%	4.82%	3.60%
WBI	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

RPC beats WBI on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RPC

RPC, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages provision of a range of oilfield services and equipment for the oil and gas companies involved in the exploration, production, and development of oil and gas properties. The company operates through Technical Services and Support Services segments. The Technical Services segment offers pressure pumping, fracturing, acidizing, cementing, downhole tools, coiled tubing, snubbing, nitrogen, well control, wireline, pump down, and fishing services that are used in the completion, production, and maintenance of oil and gas wells. The Support Services segment provides a range of rental tools for onshore and offshore oil and gas well drilling, completion, and workover activities. This segment also offers oilfield pipe inspection, and pipe management and storage services, as well as well control training and consulting services. It operates in the United States, Africa, Canada, Argentina, China, Mexico, Latin America, the Middle East, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About WBI

WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC is an integrated, pure-play water infrastructure company. WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC is based in HOUSTON.