Head-To-Head Contrast: Profire Energy (NASDAQ:PFIE) & Innovex International (NYSE:INVX)

Profire Energy (NASDAQ:PFIE) and Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Profire Energy and Innovex International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Profire Energy	$60.02 million	1.96	$10.78 million	$0.18	14.11
Innovex International	$424.06 million	2.46	$600,000.00	$1.41	11.02

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

Risk and Volatility

Profire Energy has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innovex International has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Profire Energy and Innovex International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Profire Energy	0	1	0	0	2.00
Innovex International	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profire Energy presently has a consensus target price of $2.55, suggesting a potential upside of 0.39%. Innovex International has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.47%. Given Profire Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Profire Energy is more favorable than Innovex International.

Profitability

This table compares Profire Energy and Innovex International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Profire Energy	14.86%	15.12%	13.36%
Innovex International	12.31%	-0.73%	-0.61%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.5% of Profire Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of Profire Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Innovex International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Profire Energy beats Innovex International on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Profire Energy

Profire Energy, Inc., a technology company, engages in the engineering and design of burner, and combustion management systems and solutions for natural and forced draft applications in the United States and Canada. It primarily focuses on the upstream, midstream, and downstream transmission segments of the oil and gas industry. The company also sells and installs its systems in South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Profire Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Lindon, Utah.

About Innovex International

Innovex Downhole Solutions Inc. designs, manufactures and installs mission-critical drilling & deployment, well construction, completion, production and fishing & intervention solutions to support upstream onshore and offshore activities. Innovex Downhole Solutions Inc., formerly known as Dril-Quip, is based in HOUSTON.