3 Undervalued Energy Equipment & Services Stocks for Friday, November 08

By Omar Beirat
November 08, 2024
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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 Energy Equipment & Services 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 Energy Equipment & Services 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?

Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data as well as the knowledge and time to sift through it all, make sense of financial ratios, read income statements and analyze recent stock movement. AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way suitable for investors of all knowledge levels, to help investors with that task.

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 Energy Equipment & Services 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 Energy Equipment & Services industry for Friday, November 08, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Energy Equipment & Services industry median.

Company Ticker Price/Sales Price/Earnings EV/EBITDA Shareholder Yield Price/Book Value Price/Free Cash Flow Value Grade
Halliburton Company HAL 1.14 10.3 7.9 4.2% 2.76 14.5 B
Precision Drilling Corporation PDS 0.47 5.3 3.8 (4.1%) 0.57 3.7 A
Bristow Group Inc. VTOL 0.79 19.8 8.1 (1.4%) 1.32 na B

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.

Halliburton Company’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score HAL Industry Median
Price/Sales 36 1.14 0.86
Price/Earnings 19 10.3 16.2
EV/EBITDA 27 7.9 7.7
Shareholder Yield 17 4.2% (0.5%)
Price/Book Value 66 2.76 1.33
Price/Free Cash Flow 35 14.5 10.3

Halliburton Company provides products and services to the energy industry worldwide. It operates through two segments, Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. The Completion and Production segment offers production enhancement services that include stimulation and sand control services; cementing services, such as well bonding and casing, and casing equipment; and completion tools that offer downhole solutions and services, including well completion products and services, intelligent well completions, and service tools, as well as liner hanger, sand control, and multilateral systems. This segment also provides electrical submersible pumps, as well as artificial lift services; production solutions comprising coiled tubing, hydraulic workover units, downhole tools, and pumping and nitrogen services; pipeline and process services, such as pre-commissioning, commissioning, maintenance, and decommissioning; and specialty chemicals and services. The Drilling and Evaluation segment offers drilling fluid systems, performance additives, completion fluids, solids control, specialized testing equipment, and waste management services; drilling systems and services; wireline and perforating services consists of open-hole logging, and cased-hole and slickline; and drill bits and services comprising roller cone rock bits, fixed cutter bits, hole enlargement, and related downhole tools and services, as well as coring equipment and services. This segment also provides cloud based digital services and artificial intelligence solutions on an open architecture for subsurface insights, integrated well construction, and reservoir and production management; testing and subsea services, such as acquisition and analysis of reservoir information and optimization solutions; and project management and integrated asset management services. Halliburton Company was founded in 1919 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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.

Halliburton Company has a Value Score of 78, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Halliburton Company’s price-to-sales ratio at 1.14 compared to the industry median at 0.86, this company has a higher price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Halliburton Company’s stock less attractive for value investors.

Halliburton Company’s price-earnings ratio is 10.30 compared to the industry median at 16.15. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Halliburton Company more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Halliburton Company’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 7.9, when compared to the industry median of 7.7, the company may be considered overvalued 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. Halliburton Company’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of (0.50%). 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. Halliburton Company’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.33. This could make Halliburton Company less attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Lastly, let’s take a look at Halliburton Company’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Halliburton Company’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 10.30. This could make Halliburton Company less attractive because the higher P/FCF ratio indicates that Halliburton Company 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.

Precision Drilling Corporation’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score PDS Industry Median
Price/Sales 18 0.47 0.86
Price/Earnings 5 5.3 16.2
EV/EBITDA 8 3.8 7.7
Shareholder Yield 72 (4.1%) (0.5%)
Price/Book Value 15 0.57 1.33
Price/Free Cash Flow 7 3.7 10.3

Precision Drilling Corporation, a drilling company, provides onshore drilling, completion, and production services to exploration and production companies in the oil and natural gas and geothermal industries in North America and the Middle East. The company operates through Contract Drilling Services and Completion and Production Services segments. The Contract Drilling Services segment offers onshore well drilling services to exploration and production companies in the geothermal, oil and natural gas industry. This segment offers services include land and turnkey drilling; and procurement and distribution of oilfield supplies, as well as manufacture and repair of drilling and service rig equipment. In addition, it operates land drilling rigs in Canada, the United States, and the Middle East, as well as operates AlphaAutomation, AlphaApps, and AlphaAnalytics data services. The company offers EverGreen suite of environmental solutions comprising EverGreenMonitoring, EverGreenEnergy, and EverGreen Fuel Cell. The Completion and Production Services segment provides service rigs for well completion, workover, abandonment, maintenance, and re-entry preparation services; equipment rentals; and camp and catering services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. This segment operates well completion and workover service rigs in Canada and the United States. Precision Drilling Corporation was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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.

Precision Drilling Corporation has a Value Score of 95, which is considered to be undervalued.

Precision Drilling Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 5.3 compared to the industry median at 16.2. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Precision Drilling Corporation more attractive for value investors.

Precision Drilling Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Precision Drilling Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.33.

You can read more about Precision Drilling Corporation’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.

Bristow Group Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score VTOL Industry Median
Price/Sales 27 0.79 0.86
Price/Earnings 50 19.8 16.2
EV/EBITDA 28 8.1 7.7
Shareholder Yield 62 (1.4%) (0.5%)
Price/Book Value 41 1.32 1.33
Price/Free Cash Flow na na 10.3

Bristow Group Inc. provides vertical flight solutions. The company primarily offers aviation services to integrated, national, and independent offshore energy companies and government agencies. It also provides personnel transportation, search and rescue, medevac, ad hoc helicopter, fixed wing transportation, unmanned systems, and ad-hoc helicopter services, as well as logistical and maintenance support, training services, and flight and maintenance crews. The company has a fleet of aircrafts. It has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, India, Ireland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the United Kingdom, and United States. Bristow Group Inc. is based in Houston, Texas.

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.

Bristow Group Inc. has a Value Score of 61, which is considered to be undervalued.

Bristow Group Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 19.8 compared to the industry median at 16.2. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Bristow Group Inc. less attractive for value investors.

Bristow Group Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Bristow Group Inc. fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.33.

You can read more about Bristow Group 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.

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Other Energy Equipment & Services Stock Grades

Value is just one of the five Stock Grades included in our A+ Investor service. AAII members can see the top-graded stocks—those with grades of A or B for value, growth, momentum, earnings estimate revisions and quality—on the A+ Stock Grades Screener.

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Choosing Which of the 3 Best Energy Equipment & Services 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.

  • Halliburton Company stock has a Value Grade of B.
  • Precision Drilling Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.
  • Bristow Group 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 Energy Equipment & Services 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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Additional Resources About Energy Equipment & Services Stocks

Want to learn more about Energy Equipment & Services stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.

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