Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI) Competitors $6.46 -0.21 (-3.15%) As of 01:17 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock 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 energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$159.20M0.68-$24.40M$0.887.58Oil States International$692.59M0.47$12.89M-$0.18-28.89 Which has more volatility and risk, GIFI or OIS? Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil States International has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GIFI or OIS? 46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Oil States International shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Oil States International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer GIFI or OIS? Oil States International has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Oil States International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Oil States International 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 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 2 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication and 1 mentions for Oil States International. Oil States International's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Gulf Island Fabrication's score of 0.50 indicating that Oil States International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gulf Island Fabrication 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Oil States International 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GIFI or OIS? Oil States International received 269 more outperform votes than Gulf Island Fabrication when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.88% 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 Votes19565.88% Underperform Votes10134.12% Oil States InternationalOutperform Votes46457.50% Underperform Votes34342.50% SummaryGulf Island Fabrication and Oil States International tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$109.03M$1.84B$7.77B$7.92BDividend YieldN/A0.52%10.65%4.04%P/E Ratio6.3518.4250.2318.81Price / Sales0.681.0326,424.9788.86Price / CashN/A15.7635.3734.64Price / Book1.382.183.624.18Net Income-$24.40M$42.11M$4.27B$247.10M7 Day Performance2.62%-1.70%-0.86%-2.74%1 Month Performance2.93%-5.37%2.76%-3.92%1 Year Performance-12.81%-0.33%155.50%-0.12% Gulf Island Fabrication Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.6038 of 5 stars$6.46-3.1%N/A-13.4%$105.60M$159.20M6.15960Short Interest ↑OISOil States International3.7301 of 5 stars$5.41+2.2%$6.50+20.3%-16.4%$333.82M$692.59M-16.382,740News CoverageNGSNatural Gas Services Group2.7187 of 5 stars$22.17+2.4%$29.00+30.8%-0.4%$277.32M$156.74M17.32250Positive NewsFETForum Energy Technologies1.5142 of 5 stars$20.87+1.7%N/A+4.5%$256.72M$816.43M-1.901,500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGEOSGeospace TechnologiesN/A$7.51+1.2%N/A-45.9%$95.96M$122.79M-9.05650Gap DownDWSNDawson Geophysical0.2604 of 5 stars$1.40-4.1%N/A-27.9%$43.38M$82.78M-7.78190Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsGap DownSLBSchlumberger4.8086 of 5 stars$41.73+1.8%$55.81+33.7%-22.8%$56.74B$36.29B13.4299,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradePositive NewsHALHalliburton4.8431 of 5 stars$25.59+3.4%$37.42+46.3%-35.5%$21.48B$22.94B9.0445,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsFTITechnipFMC3.891 of 5 stars$29.86+1.7%$36.31+21.6%+23.8%$12.56B$9.08B19.6425,027Positive NewsGap DownNOVNOV4.745 of 5 stars$15.13+3.3%$19.60+29.6%-23.4%$5.76B$8.87B9.4032,300Options VolumeGap DownTDWTidewater4.7164 of 5 stars$44.13+4.9%$92.50+109.6%-54.2%$2.27B$1.35B12.986,300Gap Down Remove Ads 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 Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GIFI) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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