Comparing Jutal Offshore Oil Services (OTCMKTS:JUTOY) & NPK International (NYSE:NPKI)

Jutal Offshore Oil Services (OTCMKTS:JUTOY) and NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Jutal Offshore Oil Services has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NPK International has a beta of 2.86, suggesting that its stock price is 186% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

80.8% of NPK International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of NPK International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Jutal Offshore Oil Services and NPK International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jutal Offshore Oil Services	0	0	0	0	0.00
NPK International	0	0	1	0	3.00

NPK International has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 108.70%. Given NPK International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NPK International is more favorable than Jutal Offshore Oil Services.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Jutal Offshore Oil Services and NPK International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jutal Offshore Oil Services	$366.22 million	0.58	$36.03 million	N/A	N/A
NPK International	$217.49 million	2.29	$14.52 million	($1.72)	-3.34

Jutal Offshore Oil Services has higher revenue and earnings than NPK International.

Profitability

This table compares Jutal Offshore Oil Services and NPK International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jutal Offshore Oil Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPK International	-28.47%	5.93%	4.08%

Summary

NPK International beats Jutal Offshore Oil Services on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jutal Offshore Oil Services

Jutal Offshore Oil Services Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the fabrication of facilities and provision of integrated services for oil and gas, new energy, and refining and chemical industries. The company engages in the construction of large-scale modules, such as onshore LNG modules, modular plants, offshore platform upper modules, and FPSO/FLNG modules, as well as shop design, material procurement, structural prefabrication, machining, painting, assembly, machinery and equipment installation, pre-commissioning, load-out and transportation, and other activities; and undertakes projects in oil and gas process modules, petrochemical equipment, and undersea business. It also provides ship construction and repair services, including painting, electrical installation and commissioning, and hull assembly services; construction, renovation, and maintenance services for offshore platforms; natural gas purification and treatment, and oil production water treatment and sludge purification solutions; and hazardous waste collection, storage, utilization, and disposal services. In addition, the company is involved in the new energy equipment construction and other businesses; trades in biofuel products; designs, fabricates, installs, and repairs steel formation structures; and offers technical support services, as well as quayside machineries and chemical engineering facility, and other quayside and warehouse services. It operates in the People's Republic of China, the United States, Switzerland, Norway, Singapore, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.

About NPK International

NPK International Inc. provides products, rentals, and services primarily to the oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) industry. It operates through two segments, Fluids Systems and Industrial Solutions. The Fluids Systems segment provides drilling, completion, and stimulation fluids products and related technical services to customers primarily in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as other countries in the Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Industrial Solutions segment offers composite matting system rentals utilized for temporary worksite access; related site construction and services to customers in various markets, including power transmission, E&P, pipeline, renewable energy, petrochemical, construction, and other industries primarily in the United States and Europe; recyclable composite mats to customers worldwide; and access road construction, site planning and preparation, environmental protection, erosion control, and site restoration services. The company was formerly known as Newpark Resources, Inc. and changed its name to NPK International Inc. in December 2024. The company was incorporated in 1932 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.