Geospace Technologies (GEOS) Competitors

Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) and Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ:GEOS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Do analysts rate OIS or GEOS?

Oil States International currently has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.57%. Given Oil States International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Oil States International is more favorable than Geospace Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oil States International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Geospace Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, OIS or GEOS?

Oil States International has a beta of 2.61, suggesting that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geospace Technologies has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OIS or GEOS more profitable?

Oil States International has a net margin of -2.78% compared to Geospace Technologies' net margin of -8.86%. Geospace Technologies' return on equity of 4.61% beat Oil States International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oil States International	-2.78%	1.78%	1.22%
Geospace Technologies	-8.86%	4.61%	4.13%

Does the media favor OIS or GEOS?

In the previous week, Oil States International had 3 more articles in the media than Geospace Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Oil States International and 2 mentions for Geospace Technologies. Geospace Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Oil States International's score of 0.29 indicating that Geospace Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oil States International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Geospace Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, OIS or GEOS?

Oil States International has higher revenue and earnings than Geospace Technologies. Oil States International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Geospace Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oil States International	$782.28M	0.38	$12.89M	-$0.33	-14.32
Geospace Technologies	$135.60M	0.80	-$6.58M	-$0.83	-10.16

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OIS or GEOS?

97.4% of Oil States International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Geospace Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Oil States International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Geospace Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OIS or GEOS?

Oil States International received 221 more outperform votes than Geospace Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.50% of users gave Oil States International an outperform vote while only 55.10% of users gave Geospace Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oil States International	Outperform Votes 464 57.50%	Underperform Votes 343 42.50%
Geospace Technologies	Outperform Votes 243 55.10%	Underperform Votes 198 44.90%

Summary

Oil States International beats Geospace Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.