Reviewing Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) & Koil Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:DPDW)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Koil Energy Solutions has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Koil Energy Solutions and Solaris Energy Infrastructure’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%
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	4.80%	6.66%	4.12%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Koil Energy Solutions and Solaris Energy Infrastructure, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koil Energy Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0	0	2	0	3.00

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.90%. Given Solaris Energy Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Solaris Energy Infrastructure is more favorable than Koil Energy Solutions.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Koil Energy Solutions and Solaris Energy Infrastructure”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Koil Energy Solutions	$17.23 million	1.67	$2.33 million	($0.05)	-43.80
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$280.14 million	6.85	$24.34 million	$0.44	65.00

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

Summary

Solaris Energy Infrastructure beats Koil Energy Solutions on 14 of the 14 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 Solaris Energy Infrastructure

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. designs and manufactures specialized equipment for oil and natural gas operators in the United States. The company provides mobile proppant and fluid management systems, as well as last mile logistics management services. It offers systems, mobilization, and last mile logistics services that are used to unload, store, and deliver proppant, water and/or chemicals at oil and natural gas well sites. The company is also involved in the transloading and storage of proppant or railcars at its transloading facility. In addition, it develops Railtronix, an inventory management software; and all-electric equipment that automates the low pressure section of oil and gas well completion sites. The company serves exploration and production, and oilfield services industries. Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.