Reviewing Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) and Glori Energy (OTCMKTS:GLRI)

Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) and Glori Energy (OTCMKTS:GLRI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

79.7% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Mammoth Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.2% of Glori Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Mammoth Energy Services and Glori Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mammoth Energy Services	1	0	0	0	1.00
Glori Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Glori Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Glori Energy is more favorable than Mammoth Energy Services.

Profitability

This table compares Mammoth Energy Services and Glori Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mammoth Energy Services	-13.47%	-25.09%	-17.48%
Glori Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mammoth Energy Services and Glori Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mammoth Energy Services	$187.93 million	0.45	-$207.33 million	($0.41)	-4.30
Glori Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Glori Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mammoth Energy Services.

Summary

Glori Energy beats Mammoth Energy Services on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mammoth Energy Services

Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. operates as an energy services company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Well Completion Services, Infrastructure Services, Natural Sand Proppant Services, and Drilling Services. The company offers pressure pumping and hydraulic fracturing, sand hauling, and water transfer services; and master services agreements. It also provides a range of services on electric transmission and distribution, and networks and substation facilities, including engineering, design, construction, upgrade, maintenance, and repair of high voltage transmission lines, substations, and lower voltage overhead and underground distribution systems; storm repair and restoration services; and commercial services comprising installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial wiring. In addition, the company mines, processes, and sells natural sand proppant used for hydraulic fracturing; buys processed sand from suppliers on the spot market for resale; and provides logistics solutions to facilitate delivery of frac sand products. Further, it offers contract land and directional drilling services; and rig moving services. Additionally, the company offers aviation services, equipment rental, remote accommodation, and equipment manufacturing services. It serves government-funded, private, public investor-owned, and co-operative utilities; independent oil and natural gas producers; and land-based drilling contractors. The company was formerly known as Mammoth Energy Partners LP and changed its name to Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. in October 2016. Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

About Glori Energy

Glori Energy Inc., an energy technology and oil production company, provides services to third party exploration and production companies in North America and Brazil. It operates through Oil and Gas, and AERO Services segments. The Oil and Gas segment produces and develops oil and natural gas interests. The AERO Services segment offers biotechnology solutions of enhanced oil recovery through a two-step process, including analysis phase, reservoir screening process that obtains field samples and evaluates potential of AERO system; and field deployment phase that deploys skid mounted injection equipment. Glori Energy Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.