Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGR) vs. Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND) Critical Analysis

Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGR) and Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.2% of Smart Sand shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.0% of Smart Sand shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Terra Energy & Resource Technologies and Smart Sand, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Smart Sand	0	1	0	0	2.00

Profitability

This table compares Terra Energy & Resource Technologies and Smart Sand’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Smart Sand	1.16%	-7.55%	-5.25%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Terra Energy & Resource Technologies and Smart Sand”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Smart Sand	$311.37 million	0.56	$2.99 million	$0.09	44.44

Smart Sand has higher revenue and earnings than Terra Energy & Resource Technologies.

Risk and Volatility

Terra Energy & Resource Technologies has a beta of -15.25, suggesting that its share price is 1,625% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smart Sand has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Smart Sand beats Terra Energy & Resource Technologies on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Terra Energy & Resource Technologies

Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Terra Insight Services, Inc., operates as a natural resource exploration technology company worldwide. It provides mapping and analysis services for exploration, drilling, and mining companies related to natural resources. The company’s technologies consist of Sub Terrain Prospecting technology, Naturally Adsorbed Gas Survey technology, Side View Seismic Locator technology, and Seismic Location of Emission Centers technology. Its technologies predict and locate commercially viable deposits of hydrocarbons, gold, diamonds, and other natural resources, as well as assess them for onshore or offshore geographic area. Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in New York, New York.

About Smart Sand

Smart Sand, Inc., an integrated frac and industrial sand supply and services company, engages in the excavation, processing, and sale of sands or proppant for use in hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry in the United States. It also provides proppant logistics services; and wellsite storage solutions through SmartSystems products and services. The company sells its products primarily to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, oilfield service companies, and industrial manufacturers. Smart Sand, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.