Koil Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:DPDW) & Drilling Tools International (NASDAQ:DTI) Head to Head Comparison

Koil Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:DPDW) and Drilling Tools International (NASDAQ:DTI) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Koil Energy Solutions has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Drilling Tools International has a beta of -0.43, indicating that its stock price is 143% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Koil Energy Solutions and Drilling Tools International’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Koil Energy Solutions	$17.23 million	0.34	$2.33 million	($0.05)	-9.01
Drilling Tools International	$152.03 million	1.03	$14.75 million	N/A	N/A

Drilling Tools International has higher revenue and earnings than Koil Energy Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Koil Energy Solutions and Drilling Tools International’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%
Drilling Tools International	9.70%	20.30%	11.50%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.8% of Drilling Tools International shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Drilling Tools International 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Koil Energy Solutions and Drilling Tools International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koil Energy Solutions	0	0	0	0	N/A
Drilling Tools International	0	1	0	0	2.00

Drilling Tools International has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 43.07%. Given Drilling Tools International’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Drilling Tools International is more favorable than Koil Energy Solutions.

Summary

Drilling Tools International beats Koil Energy Solutions on 9 of the 10 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 Drilling Tools International

Drilling Tools International Corporation provides oilfield equipment and services to oil and natural gas sectors in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. It offers downhole tool rentals, machining, and inspection services to support the global drilling and wellbore construction industry. The company also provides products are bottom hole assembly components, such as stabilizers, subs, non-magnetic and steel drill collars, hole openers, and roller reamers, as well as drill pipe and drill pipe accessories; ancillary equipment and handling tools to support its rental platform, including float valves, ring gauges, tool baskets, lift bail, lift subs, mud magnets, elevators, bracket and bail assemblies, slips, tongs, stabbing guides and safety clamps; and blowout preventers, and pressure control accessory equipment. In addition, it offers tool rental services, which consists of rental, inspection, machining, and repair services; rents downhole drilling tools used in horizontal and directional drilling of oil and natural gas; rents kellys, pip joints, work strings; maintains a fleet of rental equipment consisting of drill collars, stabilizers, crossover subs, wellbore conditioning tools, drill pipe, hevi-wate drill pipe, and tubing; rents surface control equipment, such as blowout preventers and handling tools; and provides downhole products for producing wells. Drilling Tools International Corporation is headquartered in Houston, Texas.