Subsea 7 (OTCMKTS:SUBCY) vs. Glori Energy (OTCMKTS:GLRI) Critical Comparison

Glori Energy (OTCMKTS:GLRI) and Subsea 7 (OTCMKTS:SUBCY) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Glori Energy and Subsea 7″s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Glori Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Subsea 7	$6.84 billion	0.81	$201.40 million	$0.89	20.54

Subsea 7 has higher revenue and earnings than Glori Energy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Subsea 7 shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.2% of Glori Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Subsea 7 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Glori Energy and Subsea 7, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Glori Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Subsea 7	0	1	1	1	3.00

Given Glori Energy’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Glori Energy is more favorable than Subsea 7.

Profitability

This table compares Glori Energy and Subsea 7’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Glori Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Subsea 7	3.80%	6.18%	3.34%

Summary

Subsea 7 beats Glori Energy on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Glori Energy

Glori Energy Inc., an energy technology and oil production company, provides services to third party exploration and production companies in North America and Brazil. It operates through Oil and Gas, and AERO Services segments. The Oil and Gas segment produces and develops oil and natural gas interests. The AERO Services segment offers biotechnology solutions of enhanced oil recovery through a two-step process, including analysis phase, reservoir screening process that obtains field samples and evaluates potential of AERO system; and field deployment phase that deploys skid mounted injection equipment. Glori Energy Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Subsea 7

Subsea 7 S.A. delivers offshore projects and services for the energy industry worldwide. It provides subsea field development products and services, including project management, design and engineering, procurement, fabrication, survey, installation, and commissioning of production facilities on the seabed and the tie-back of its facilities to fixed or floating platforms or to the shore. The company also offers engineering, procurement, commissioning, and installation of subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines; inspection, repair, maintenance, remote intervention, and integrity management of subsea infrastructure services; conventional services comprising fabrication, installation, extension, and refurbishment of fixed and floating platforms and associated pipelines in shallow water; and hook-up services. In addition, it operates heavy lifting operations and heavy transportation services for renewables structures; and installs offshore wind turbine foundations, as well as engages in the decommissioning of redundant offshore structures. Further, the company provides remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and tooling services to support exploration and production activities, as well as engineering and advisory services for customers in the oil and gas, renewables, and utilities industries. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.