Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) vs Smart Sand (SND)
- Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. NGS 31.10 +0.45%
- Smart Sand SND 5.07 +0.20%
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. and Smart Sand are both Oil & Gas Equipment & Services companies. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $399.3M against $214.5M — 1.9× the size. Smart Sand trades at the lower P/E: 18.8× against 19.1×. Smart Sand grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 26.5% against 15.4%. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (10.8% vs 2.71%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.10% vs 2.02%). Only Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. pays a dividend (1.67%). Across the 22 metrics below, Smart Sand leads on 12 and Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. on 10.
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| Metric | NGS | SND | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 59.72% | 13.46% | 23.26% |
| Operating margin | 21.57% | 2.03% | 9.34% |
| Net margin | 10.81% | 2.71% | 4.69% |
| Free cash flow margin | (16.47%) | 8.95% | 5.35% |
| Return on equity | 7.30% | 4.38% | 4.92% |
| Return on assets | 3.29% | 3.03% | 2.37% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.10% | 2.02% | 4.32% |
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