Critical Review: Aker Solutions ASA (OTCMKTS:AKRTF) & Koil Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:DPDW)

Koil Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:DPDW) and Aker Solutions ASA (OTCMKTS:AKRTF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Koil Energy Solutions and Aker Solutions ASA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koil Energy Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
Aker Solutions ASA	2	2	0	0	1.50

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.2% of Aker Solutions ASA shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Koil Energy Solutions and Aker Solutions ASA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Koil Energy Solutions	-3.72%	-5.66%	-3.67%
Aker Solutions ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Koil Energy Solutions and Aker Solutions ASA”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Koil Energy Solutions	$17.23 million	1.91	$2.33 million	($0.05)	-50.30
Aker Solutions ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.45	1.00

Koil Energy Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Aker Solutions ASA. Koil Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aker Solutions ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Aker Solutions ASA beats Koil Energy Solutions on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Koil Energy Solutions

Koil Energy Solutions, Inc., an energy services company, provides equipment and support services to the energy and offshore industries. It offers engineering and project management services, including the design, installation, and retrieval of subsea equipment and systems; connection and termination operations services; well-commissioning services; and construction support services. The company also provides project management and engineering; spooling; testing and commissioning; storage management; and refurbishment and repurposing of recovered subsea equipment, as well as support services for offshore interventions. In addition, it offers loose steel tube flying lead and umbilical hardware products, as well as riser isolation valves and subsea isolation valve services. Further, the company provides installation aids, including flying lead installation systems, tensioners, lay chutes, buoyancy modules, clump weights, mud mats, pumping and testing skids, control booths, fluid drum carriers, under-rollers, carousels, running and parking deployment frames, termination shelters, pipe straighteners, subsea deployment basket system, horizontal drive units, and rapid deployment cartridges. It serves energy companies, subsea equipment manufacturers, subsea equipment installation contractors, offshore drilling contractors, engineering and construction companies, and other companies involved in maritime operations. The company was formerly known as Deep Down, Inc. and changed its name to Koil Energy Solutions Inc. in April 2022. Koil Energy Solutions Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Aker Solutions ASA

Aker Solutions ASA provides solutions, products, systems, and services to the oil and gas industry in Norway, the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Angola, Brunei, Canada, India, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Renewables and Field Development; and Life Cycle. It offers field planning, feasibility, and concept studies; specialist engineering, project management, and procurement services; floater designs, offshore wind, as well as engages in design, delivery, and construction of oil and gas production, and receiving and processing facilities. The company also provides offshore fish farming, carbon capture, utilization and storage, hydrogen and derivatives, hydropower, and offshore wind solutions. Further, it designs and constructs jackets for construction services and offers electrification services; and designs and constructs offshore oil and gas production facilities and onshore receiving and processing facilities. Additionally, the company provides maintenance, modifications, decommissioning, asset integrity management, hook-up, and completion solutions. Aker Solutions ASA was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway.