Critical Contrast: Freestone Resources (OTCMKTS:FSNR) & NPK International (NYSE:NPKI)

NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) and Freestone Resources (OTCMKTS:FSNR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

80.8% of NPK International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of NPK International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Freestone Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for NPK International and Freestone Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NPK International	0	0	1	1	3.50
Freestone Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

NPK International presently has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 105.72%. Given NPK International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe NPK International is more favorable than Freestone Resources.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NPK International and Freestone Resources”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NPK International	$217.49 million	2.22	$14.52 million	($1.72)	-3.25
Freestone Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

NPK International has higher revenue and earnings than Freestone Resources.

Profitability

This table compares NPK International and Freestone Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NPK International	-28.47%	5.93%	4.08%
Freestone Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

NPK International beats Freestone Resources on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NPK International

NPK International Inc. provides products, rentals, and services primarily to the oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) industry. It operates through two segments, Fluids Systems and Industrial Solutions. The Fluids Systems segment provides drilling, completion, and stimulation fluids products and related technical services to customers primarily in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as other countries in the Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Industrial Solutions segment offers composite matting system rentals utilized for temporary worksite access; related site construction and services to customers in various markets, including power transmission, E&P, pipeline, renewable energy, petrochemical, construction, and other industries primarily in the United States and Europe; recyclable composite mats to customers worldwide; and access road construction, site planning and preparation, environmental protection, erosion control, and site restoration services. The company was formerly known as Newpark Resources, Inc. and changed its name to NPK International Inc. in December 2024. The company was incorporated in 1932 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

About Freestone Resources

Freestone Resources, Inc. is an oil and gas technology development company, which engages in the development and marketing of technologies and solvents. The company was founded on January 22, 1997 and is headquartered in Ennis, TX.