Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 3 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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3 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 3 undervalued stocks in the Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment industry for Monday, March 18, 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.

Profrac Holding Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

ProFrac Holding Corp. is a vertically integrated energy services company. The Company is engaged in providing hydraulic fracturing, completion services and other complementary products and services to upstream oil and gas companies engaged in the exploration and production (E&P;) of North American unconventional oil and natural gas resources. It provides in-basin sand in North America. Its four mines produces approximately 10.4 million tons per year of proppant. Its solutions to the North American Oil and Gas industry include project design and manufacturing, sand and chemical supply, logistics coordination and data reporting, automation technology, emissions reduction, and additive manufacturing. The Company also provides pressure pumping services with operations in the Rockies and Eagle Ford. It operates frac fleets totaling 204,500 hydraulic horsepower that offer opportunity for upgrades through the additions of dynamic gas blending (DGB) engines and engine idle reduction systems.

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.

Profrac Holding Corp has a Value Score of 84, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Profrac Holding Corp’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.43 compared to the industry median at 0.83, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Profrac Holding Corp’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Profrac Holding Corp’s price-earnings ratio is 8.82 compared to the industry median at 16.77. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Profrac Holding Corp more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Profrac Holding Corp’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 3.7, when compared to the industry median of 7.2, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

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. Profrac Holding Corp’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of (0.71%). 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. Profrac Holding Corp’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.36. This could make Profrac Holding Corp more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Lastly, let’s take a look at Profrac Holding Corp’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Profrac Holding Corp’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 13.36. This could make Profrac Holding Corp more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that Profrac Holding Corp is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.

CGG SA (ADR)’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

CGG SA (CGG) is a manufacturer of geophysical equipment. The Company provides marine, land and airborne data acquisition services, as well as a range of other geoscience services, including data imaging, geoscience and petroleum engineering consulting services, and collecting, developing and licensing geological data. Its segments include Contractual Data Acquisition; Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR); Equipment, and Non-Operated Resources. The Contractual Data Acquisition includes marine, and land and multi-physics. Its GGR segment includes the Multi-client business line and the Subsurface Imaging and Reservoir business lines (processing and imaging of geophysical data, reservoir characterization, geophysical consulting and software services, geological data library and data management solutions). The Equipment segment consists of its manufacturing and sales activities for seismic equipment. It operates through Saturno, a multi-client survey over Santos Basin Offshore Brazil.

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.

CGG SA (ADR) has a Value Score of 77, which is considered to be undervalued.

CGG SA (ADR)’s price-earnings ratio is 114.7 compared to the industry median at 16.8. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes CGG SA (ADR) less attractive for value investors.

CGG SA (ADR)’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make CGG SA (ADR) less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.36.

You can read more about CGG SA (ADR)’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 69, which is considered to be undervalued.

Profire Energy, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 8.7 compared to the industry median at 16.8. 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 1.36.

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.

Other Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 3 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.

• Profrac Holding Corp stock has a Value Grade of A.
• CGG SA (ADR) stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Profire Energy, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 3 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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