Subsea 7 (OTCMKTS:SUBCY) versus NXT Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:NSFDF) Head-To-Head Review

Subsea 7 (OTCMKTS:SUBCY) and NXT Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:NSFDF) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Subsea 7 and NXT Energy Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Subsea 7	$6.84 billion	0.85	$201.40 million	$0.96	20.14
NXT Energy Solutions	$470,000.00	57.81	-$6.62 million	($0.04)	-5.84

Subsea 7 has higher revenue and earnings than NXT Energy Solutions. NXT Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Subsea 7, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Subsea 7 and NXT Energy Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Subsea 7	4.08%	6.66%	3.64%
NXT Energy Solutions	-29.96%	-49.12%	-22.61%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Subsea 7 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.2% of NXT Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Subsea 7 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.1% of NXT Energy Solutions 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.

Volatility and Risk

Subsea 7 has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXT Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Subsea 7 and NXT Energy Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Subsea 7	0	2	0	1	2.67
NXT Energy Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Subsea 7 beats NXT Energy Solutions on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Subsea 7

Subsea 7 S.A. delivers offshore projects and services for the energy industry worldwide. It provides subsea field development products and services, including project management, design and engineering, procurement, fabrication, survey, installation, and commissioning of production facilities on the seabed and the tie-back of its facilities to fixed or floating platforms or to the shore. The company also offers engineering, procurement, commissioning, and installation of subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines; inspection, repair, maintenance, remote intervention, and integrity management of subsea infrastructure services; conventional services comprising fabrication, installation, extension, and refurbishment of fixed and floating platforms and associated pipelines in shallow water; and hook-up services. In addition, it operates heavy lifting operations and heavy transportation services for renewables structures; and installs offshore wind turbine foundations, as well as engages in the decommissioning of redundant offshore structures. Further, the company provides remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and tooling services to support exploration and production activities, as well as engineering and advisory services for customers in the oil and gas, renewables, and utilities industries. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

About NXT Energy Solutions

NXT Energy Solutions Inc., a technology company, provides services to the oil and gas industry through its proprietary stress field detection (SFD) technology worldwide. Its SFD technology, a remote sensing airborne survey system utilizes quantum-scale sensors to detect gravity field perturbations in an airborne survey method which can be used onshore and offshore to remotely identify traps and reservoirs with hydrocarbon and geothermal exploration potential. The company was formerly known as Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. and changed its name to NXT Energy Solutions Inc. in September 2008. NXT Energy Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.