Head to Head Review: New Source Energy Partners (OTCMKTS:NSLPQ) vs. Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP)

New Source Energy Partners (OTCMKTS:NSLPQ) and Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares New Source Energy Partners and Helmerich & Payne’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New Source Energy Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A
Helmerich & Payne	-0.90%	5.81%	2.67%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares New Source Energy Partners and Helmerich & Payne”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New Source Energy Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Helmerich & Payne	$3.43 billion	0.60	$344.17 million	($0.33)	-62.42

Helmerich & Payne has higher revenue and earnings than New Source Energy Partners.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for New Source Energy Partners and Helmerich & Payne, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New Source Energy Partners	0	0	0	0	0.00
Helmerich & Payne	2	10	1	0	1.92

Helmerich & Payne has a consensus target price of $22.20, indicating a potential upside of 7.77%. Given Helmerich & Payne’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Helmerich & Payne is more favorable than New Source Energy Partners.

Summary

Helmerich & Payne beats New Source Energy Partners on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About New Source Energy Partners

New Source Energy Partners L.P. acquires, owns, develops, and produces oil and natural gas properties in the United States. It operates through two segments, Exploration and Production, and Oilfield Services. The company also offers various oilfield services, including wellsite services during the drilling and completion stages of a well, such as blowout prevention, surface valve, and flowback services for horizontal and vertical wells in oil, natural gas, and NGL production regions in North America. New Source Energy GP, LLC operates as a general partner of the company. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On March 15, 2016, New Source Energy Partners LP, along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

About Helmerich & Payne

Founded in 1920, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (H&P) (NYSE: HP) is committed to delivering industry leading levels of drilling productivity and reliability. H&P operates with the highest level of integrity, safety and innovation to deliver superior results for its customers and returns for shareholders. Through its subsidiaries, the Company designs, fabricates and operates high-performance drilling rigs in conventional and unconventional plays around the world. H&P also develops and implements advanced automation, directional drilling and survey management technologies. H&P’s fleet includes 299 land rigs in the U.S., 31 international land rigs and eight offshore platform rigs.