Shawcor (OTCMKTS:SAWLF) vs. Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) Head to Head Contrast

Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) and Shawcor (OTCMKTS:SAWLF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Oil States International and Shawcor”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oil States International	$645.67 million	0.81	-$109.38 million	($1.89)	-4.59
Shawcor	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.27	5.56

Shawcor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Oil States International. Oil States International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shawcor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.4% of Oil States International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of Shawcor shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Oil States International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Oil States International and Shawcor, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oil States International	1	1	2	0	2.25
Shawcor	0	0	0	0	0.00

Oil States International presently has a consensus target price of $11.33, suggesting a potential upside of 30.55%. Given Oil States International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Oil States International is more favorable than Shawcor.

Profitability

This table compares Oil States International and Shawcor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oil States International	-16.78%	4.28%	2.87%
Shawcor	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Oil States International beats Shawcor on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oil States International

Oil States International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides engineered capital equipment and products for the energy, industrial, and military sectors worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Well Site Services, Downhole Technologies, and Offshore/Manufactured Products. The Well Site Services segment offers a range of equipment and services that are used to drill for, establish, and maintain the flow of oil and natural gas from a well throughout its lifecycle. It also provides wireline support, frac stacks, isolation tools, downhole and extended reach activity, well testing and flowback operations, sand control, and land drilling services. The Downhole Technologies segment provides oil and gas perforation systems, and downhole tools in support of completion, intervention, wireline, and well abandonment operations. This segment also designs, manufactures, and markets its consumable engineered products to oilfield service, and exploration and production companies. The Offshore/Manufactured Products segment designs, manufactures, and markets capital equipment utilized on floating production systems, subsea pipeline infrastructure, and offshore drilling rigs and vessels. Its products include flexible bearings, advanced connector systems, high-pressure riser systems, managed pressure drilling systems, deepwater mooring systems, cranes, subsea pipeline products, and blow-out preventer stack integration products. This segment also provides short-cycle products, such as valves, elastomers, and other specialty products that are used in the land-based drilling and completion markets; and other products for use in industrial, military, alternative energy, and other applications. In addition, it offers specialty welding, fabrication, cladding and machining, offshore installation, and inspection and repair services. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Shawcor

Shawcor Ltd., doing business as Mattr Infratech, operates as a material sciences company that serves the infrastructure, energy, and transportation markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Composite Technologies, Connection Technologies, and Pipeline and Pipe Services. The Composite Technologies segment manufactures flexible composite that are used for oil and gas gathering, and other applications; fiberglass reinforced plastic underground storage tanks for the retail fuel, water and wastewater, and oil and gas markets. The Connection Technologies segment manufactures heat-shrinkable products, including thin, medium, and heavy-walled tubing; sleeves and molded products, as well as heat-shrink accessories and equipment; and low-voltage wires and cables for control, instrumentation, thermocouple, power, and industrial applications. The Pipeline and Pipe Services segment offers ultrasonic and radiographic pipeline girth weld inspection services to pipeline operators and construction contractors. The company was formerly known as Shaw Industries Ltd. and changed its name to Shawcor Ltd. in 2001. Shawcor Ltd. was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.