Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI) Competitors $6.48 -0.02 (-0.31%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.48 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends GIFI vs. OIS, NGS, FET, GEOS, DWSN, SLB, HAL, FTI, NOV, and TDWShould you be buying Gulf Island Fabrication stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gulf Island Fabrication include Oil States International (OIS), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Dawson Geophysical (DWSN), Schlumberger (SLB), Halliburton (HAL), TechnipFMC (FTI), NOV (NOV), and Tidewater (TDW). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Gulf Island Fabrication vs. Oil States International Natural Gas Services Group Forum Energy Technologies Geospace Technologies Dawson Geophysical Schlumberger Halliburton TechnipFMC NOV Tidewater Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) and Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) 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 risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, profitability, valuation and dividends. Does the media prefer GIFI or OIS? In the previous week, Gulf Island Fabrication had 1 more articles in the media than Oil States International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication and 4 mentions for Oil States International. Gulf Island Fabrication's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Oil States International's score of 0.77 indicating that Gulf Island Fabrication is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gulf Island Fabrication 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Oil States International 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, GIFI or OIS? Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil States International has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GIFI or OIS? 46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Oil States International shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Oil States International shares are owned by 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. Do analysts recommend GIFI or OIS? Oil States International has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.21%. Given Oil States International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oil States International is more favorable than Gulf Island Fabrication.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gulf Island Fabrication 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Oil States International 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GIFI or OIS? Oil States International has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Island Fabrication. Oil States International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Island Fabrication, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGulf Island Fabrication$166.33M0.64-$24.40M$1.056.17Oil States International$692.59M0.45$12.89M-$0.18-28.17 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GIFI or OIS? Oil States International received 270 more outperform votes than Gulf Island Fabrication when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.99% of users gave Gulf Island Fabrication an outperform vote while only 57.50% of users gave Oil States International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGulf Island FabricationOutperform Votes19465.99% Underperform Votes10034.01% Oil States InternationalOutperform Votes46457.50% Underperform Votes34342.50% Is GIFI or OIS more profitable? Gulf Island Fabrication has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Oil States International's net margin of -2.78%. Gulf Island Fabrication's return on equity of 20.64% beat Oil States International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gulf Island Fabrication10.54% 20.64% 13.48% Oil States International -2.78%1.78%1.22% SummaryGulf Island Fabrication beats Oil States International on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gulf Island Fabrication News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GIFI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GIFI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGulf Island FabricationFabricated structural metal products IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$105.97M$1.98B$8.72B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A0.45%11.76%3.98%P/E Ratio6.1719.2612.4419.24Price / Sales0.641.10276.38110.22Price / CashN/A15.7611.8834.58Price / Book1.342.383.664.28Net Income-$24.40M$42.11M$810.14M$247.04M7 Day Performance-0.15%-3.78%-5.21%-4.36%1 Month Performance-7.43%-8.53%-7.17%-5.60%1 Year Performance28.32%7.26%-0.80%3.38% Gulf Island Fabrication Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GIFIGulf Island Fabrication3.0486 of 5 stars$6.48-0.3%N/A+28.7%$105.97M$166.33M6.17960Short Interest ↓OISOil States International4.2434 of 5 stars$5.20+9.6%$6.50+25.1%-4.3%$327.86M$736.26M-15.742,752High Trading VolumeNGSNatural Gas Services Group1.5939 of 5 stars$25.95-2.0%$26.50+2.1%+49.0%$324.09M$152.31M20.27250News CoverageFETForum Energy Technologies1.8967 of 5 stars$18.46+1.0%N/A-2.9%$226.70M$800.61M-1.681,600GEOSGeospace Technologies0.405 of 5 stars$8.40+0.6%N/A-38.3%$107.33M$122.79M-10.12650Positive NewsDWSNDawson Geophysical0.8221 of 5 stars$1.35+1.5%N/A+4.5%$41.83M$82.78M-7.50190Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSLBSchlumberger4.6061 of 5 stars$41.51-0.5%$55.81+34.4%-15.7%$56.45B$36.29B13.35110,000Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.9684 of 5 stars$26.76+1.9%$37.42+39.9%-26.1%$23.23B$22.94B9.4548,000FTITechnipFMC4.6399 of 5 stars$28.60-1.8%$36.15+26.4%+30.3%$12.16B$7.82B18.8125,027Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNOVNOV4.8589 of 5 stars$15.00-0.8%$19.60+30.7%-12.7%$5.71B$8.87B9.3133,676Analyst RevisionTDWTidewater4.7578 of 5 stars$50.01-0.9%$92.50+85.0%-43.0%$2.62B$1.30B14.717,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Oil States International Competitors Natural Gas Services Group Competitors Forum Energy Technologies Competitors Geospace Technologies Competitors Dawson Geophysical Competitors Schlumberger Competitors Halliburton Competitors TechnipFMC Competitors NOV Competitors Tidewater Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GIFI) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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