Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 4 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.

Latest Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stock News

Before choosing which top Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment stock to buy, be sure to conduct proper due diligence: analyze various financial metrics and look at historical data, public statements and news coverage.

The fundamental outlook for the oil & gas related services & equipment sub-industry is neutral for the next 12 months. Oil prices rebounded from lows during the pandemic to all-time highs in spring of 2022. Global oil demand is expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels, but inadequate supply levels add additional stress to an already tight market. Oil producers are increasing their capital spending for 2022, paving the way for more production while driving up demand for oil services. Despite this, the industry faces challenges heading into late 2022. Labor, equipment maintenance and supplies are all getting more costly. Oil services companies are also experiencing a shortage of sand used for fracking, rigs and fracking crews.

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.

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4 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 4 undervalued stocks in the Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment industry for Friday, May 05, 2023. 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 75, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Profrac Holding Corp’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.21 compared to the industry median at 0.69, 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 4.79 compared to the industry median at 16.80. 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 6.6, when compared to the industry median of 8.0, 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 (0.62%). 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.

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 19.70. 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.

Aris Water Solutions Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Aris Water Solutions, Inc. is an environmental infrastructure and solutions company. The Company helps customers reduce their water and carbon footprints. It delivers full-cycle water handling and recycling solutions for energy operations. Its integrated pipelines and related infrastructure create produced water management, recycling and supply solutions to operators in the core areas of the Permian Basin. It manages its business through two streams: Produced Water Handling and Water Solutions. Its Produced Water Handling business gathers, transports and, unless recycled, handles produced water generated from oil and natural gas production. The Company?s Water Solutions business develops and operates recycling facilities to treat, store and recycle produced water. The Company has approximately 695 miles of produced water pipeline, 65 produced water handling facilities and operates 23 produced water recycling facilities in the Delaware Basin.

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.

Aris Water Solutions Inc has a Value Score of 73, which is considered to be undervalued.

Aris Water Solutions Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 125.4 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 Aris Water Solutions Inc less attractive for value investors.

Aris Water Solutions Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Aris Water Solutions Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.14.

You can read more about Aris Water Solutions 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.

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.’s Value Grade

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Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. is a provider of natural gas compression equipment and services to the energy industry. The Company manufactures, fabricates, rents, sells and maintains natural gas compressors and flare systems for oil and natural gas production and plant facilities. It manufactures a line of compressor frames, cylinders, and parts, known as its Cylinder-in-Plane (CiP) product line. It uses finished CiP component products in the fabrication of compressor units for sale or rental by the Company or sells the finished component products to other compressor fabricators. It also designs, fabricates, sells, installs, and services, flat stacks, and related ignition and control devices for onshore and offshore incineration of gas compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gases. In addition, it provides service and maintenance on compressors in its fleet and to third parties. It also performs engine and compressor overhauls.

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.

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. has a Value Score of 88, which is considered to be undervalued.

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.14.

You can read more about Natural Gas Services 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.

Tenaris SA (ADR)’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Tenaris S.A. is a holding company, which is a steel producer with production facilities in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, United States and Guatemala. The Company supplies round steel bars and flat steel products for its pipes business. It operates through Tubes business segment. The Tubes segment includes the production and sale of both seamless and welded steel tubular products, and related services primarily for the oil and gas industry, principally oil country tubular goods (OCTG) used in drilling operations, and for other industrial applications with production processes that include in the transformation of steel into tubular products. It operates in geographical areas, such as North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific. Its products and services include OCTG, Premium Connections, Rig Direct, Offshore Line Pipe, Onshore Line Pipe, Hydrocarbon Processing, Power Generation, Sucker Rods, Coiled Tubing, Industrial and Mechanical, and Automotive.

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.

Tenaris SA (ADR) has a Value Score of 90, which is considered to be undervalued.

Tenaris SA (ADR)’s price-earnings ratio is 5.0 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 Tenaris SA (ADR) more attractive for value investors.

Tenaris SA (ADR)’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Tenaris SA (ADR) fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.14.

You can read more about Tenaris 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.

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Choosing Which of the 4 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 B.
• Aris Water Solutions Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Tenaris SA (ADR) stock has a Value Grade of A.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 4 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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Additional Resources About Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stocks

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