Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 5 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Why Focus on Undervalued Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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5 Undervalued Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 5 undervalued stocks in the Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment industry for Friday, February 16, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Dawson Geophysical Co’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Dawson Geophysical Company is a provider of North American onshore seismic data acquisition services with operations throughout the continental United States and Canada. The Company acquires and processes two-dimensional (2-D), three-dimensional (3-D), and multi-component seismic data solely for its clients, ranging from oil and gas companies to independent oil and gas operators, as well as providers of multi-client data libraries. It provides its seismic data acquisition services primarily to providers of multi-client data libraries for use in the onshore drilling and production of oil and natural gas in the continental United States and Canada, as well as directly to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and development companies. It acquires geophysical data using 3-D seismic survey techniques. In addition to conventional 2-D and 3-D seismic surveys, it provides multi-component seismic data surveys. Multi-component surveys involve the recording of alternative seismic waves.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Dawson Geophysical Co has a Value Score of 61, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Dawson Geophysical Co’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.46 compared to the industry median at 0.74, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Dawson Geophysical Co’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Dawson Geophysical Co’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of (0.69%). Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Dawson Geophysical Co’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.20. This could make Dawson Geophysical Co fairly attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

NCS Multistage Holdings Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. is a provider of engineered products and support services for oil and natural gas well construction, well completions and field development strategies. The Company offers products and services primarily to exploration and production companies for use in onshore and offshore wells. The Company?s products and services are utilized in oil and natural gas basins throughout North America and in selected international markets, including Argentina, China, the Middle East and the North Sea. The Company owns a 50% interest in Repeat Precision, LLC, which sells composite frac plugs, perforating guns and related products directly to customers. It also provides tracer diagnostics services for well completion and reservoir characterization that utilize downhole chemical and radioactive tracers. The Company sells products for well construction, including its casing buoyancy systems, liner hanger systems and toe initiation sleeves.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

NCS Multistage Holdings Inc has a Value Score of 63, which is considered to be undervalued.

NCS Multistage Holdings Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make NCS Multistage Holdings Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.20.

You can read more about NCS Multistage Holdings Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Newpark Resources Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Newpark Resources, Inc. is a geographically diversified supplier providing products, as well as rentals and services to customers across multiple industries. Its segments include Industrial Solutions, Fluids Systems and Industrial Blending. Its Industrial Solutions segment provides temporary worksite access solutions, including the rental of its recyclable composite matting systems, along with related site construction and services to customers in various markets including power transmission, oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P;), pipeline, renewable energy, petrochemical, construction and other industries, primarily in the United States and Europe. Its Fluids Systems segment provides drilling, completion, and stimulation fluids products and related technical services to customers for oil, natural gas, and geothermal projects primarily in North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as well as certain countries in Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Newpark Resources Inc has a Value Score of 70, which is considered to be undervalued.

Newpark Resources Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 24.1 compared to the industry median at 15.3. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Newpark Resources Inc less attractive for value investors.

Newpark Resources Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Newpark Resources Inc more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.20.

You can read more about Newpark Resources Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Profire Energy, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Profire Energy, Inc. is a technology company. The Company is focused on the upstream, midstream, and downstream transmission segments of the oil and gas industry. It specializes in the engineering and design of burner and combustion management systems and solutions. The Company?s applications include combustors, enclosed flares, gas production units, treaters, glycol and amine reboiler, indirect line heaters, heated tanks, and process heaters that require heat as part of its production and or processing functions. Its burner-management systems ignite, monitor, and manage pilot and burner systems that are utilized in its process. Its technology enables remote operation, reducing the need for employee interaction with the appliance's burner for purposes, such as re-ignition or temperature monitoring. The Company's systems and solutions are used by exploration and production companies (E&P;), midstream operators, pipeline operators, as well as downstream transmission and utility providers.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Profire Energy, Inc. has a Value Score of 61, which is considered to be undervalued.

Profire Energy, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 7.5 compared to the industry median at 15.3. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Profire Energy, Inc. more attractive for value investors.

Profire Energy, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Profire Energy, Inc. fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.20.

You can read more about Profire Energy, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Ranger Energy Services Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Ranger Energy Services, Inc. is a provider of onshore high specification (high spec) well service rigs, wireline services, and additional processing solutions and ancillary services in the United States. Its segments include High Specification Rigs, Wireline Services and Processing Solutions and Ancillary Services. The High Specification Rigs segment provides high-spec well service rigs and complementary equipment and services to facilitate operations throughout the lifecycle of a well. The Wireline Services segment provides services necessary to bring and maintain a well on production and consists of its wireline completion, wireline production and pump down lines of business. The Processing Solutions and Ancillary Services segment provides other services often utilized in conjunction with its High Specification Rigs and Wireline Services segments. These services include equipment rentals, snubbing and coil tubing, plug and abandonment, logistics hauling, and processing solutions.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Ranger Energy Services Inc has a Value Score of 96, which is considered to be undervalued.

Ranger Energy Services Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 8.7 compared to the industry median at 15.3. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Ranger Energy Services Inc more attractive for value investors.

Ranger Energy Services Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Ranger Energy Services Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.20.

You can read more about Ranger Energy Services Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 5 Best Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• Dawson Geophysical Co stock has a Value Grade of B.
• NCS Multistage Holdings Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Newpark Resources Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Profire Energy, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Ranger Energy Services Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 5 undervalued stocks in the Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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