Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI) Competitors $6.86 -0.03 (-0.44%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends GIFI vs. NGS, OIS, FET, GEOS, DWSN, SLB, HAL, FTI, NOV, and OIIShould you be buying Gulf Island Fabrication stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gulf Island Fabrication include Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Oil States International (OIS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Dawson Geophysical (DWSN), Schlumberger (SLB), Halliburton (HAL), TechnipFMC (FTI), NOV (NOV), and Oceaneering International (OII). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Gulf Island Fabrication vs. Natural Gas Services Group Oil States International Forum Energy Technologies Geospace Technologies Dawson Geophysical Schlumberger Halliburton TechnipFMC NOV Oceaneering International Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) and Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Is GIFI or NGS more profitable? Natural Gas Services Group has a net margin of 10.55% compared to Gulf Island Fabrication's net margin of 10.54%. Gulf Island Fabrication's return on equity of 20.64% beat Natural Gas Services Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gulf Island Fabrication10.54% 20.64% 13.48% Natural Gas Services Group 10.55%6.60%3.29% Do insiders & institutionals believe in GIFI or NGS? 46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.6% of Natural Gas Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Natural Gas Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GIFI or NGS? Natural Gas Services Group received 78 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 57.75% of users gave Natural Gas Services Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGulf Island FabricationOutperform Votes19465.99% Underperform Votes10034.01% Natural Gas Services GroupOutperform Votes27257.75% Underperform Votes19942.25% Which has better earnings & valuation, GIFI or NGS? Natural Gas Services Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gulf Island Fabrication. Gulf Island Fabrication is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Natural Gas Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGulf Island Fabrication$166.33M0.67-$24.40M$1.056.53Natural Gas Services Group$152.31M2.03$4.75M$1.2819.32 Which has more volatility and risk, GIFI or NGS? Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Gas Services Group has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor GIFI or NGS? In the previous week, Natural Gas Services Group had 5 more articles in the media than Gulf Island Fabrication. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Natural Gas Services Group and 0 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication. Gulf Island Fabrication's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Natural Gas Services Group's score of 0.24 indicating that Gulf Island Fabrication is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Gulf Island Fabrication Positive Natural Gas Services Group Neutral Do analysts recommend GIFI or NGS? Natural Gas Services Group has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.16%. Given Natural Gas Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Natural Gas Services Group 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) 3.00Natural Gas Services Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 SummaryNatural Gas Services Group beats Gulf Island Fabrication on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Darwin2025 AI Stock Picks: 2 Hidden Gems Under $10/ShareThe AI sector continues to make waves as we move into 2025, and now is a prime opportunity to get involved—without stretching your budget! 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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$112.18M$2.04B$8.33B$9.07BDividend YieldN/A0.49%11.73%4.23%P/E Ratio6.5318.0912.1517.17Price / Sales0.671.2167.47116.95Price / CashN/A14.8010.8737.86Price / Book1.412.773.364.78Net Income-$24.40M$42.21M$955.68M$225.60M7 Day Performance-2.83%-3.23%-3.45%-1.23%1 Month Performance-3.38%1.28%-5.59%3.36%1 Year Performance61.79%4.32%1.57%16.60% Gulf Island Fabrication Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.7973 of 5 stars$6.86-0.4%N/A+62.2%$112.18M$166.33M6.53960NGSNatural Gas Services Group1.6903 of 5 stars$25.49-1.5%$26.50+4.0%+76.5%$317.96M$152.31M20.21250OISOil States International3.6904 of 5 stars$5.00-2.2%$6.50+30.0%-33.9%$315.55M$782.28M0.002,752FETForum Energy Technologies1.1201 of 5 stars$14.93+0.6%N/A-37.3%$183.40M$800.61M-3.511,600GEOSGeospace Technologies0.7102 of 5 stars$10.45+4.1%N/A-22.1%$132.81M$135.60M-18.59650Positive NewsDWSNDawson GeophysicalN/A$1.53+1.7%N/A-18.0%$47.40M$96.85M-8.36190Gap UpSLBSchlumberger4.9712 of 5 stars$40.38+0.4%$60.91+50.8%-29.9%$57.02B$33.14B12.93111,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.7088 of 5 stars$27.99-2.4%$40.58+45.0%-28.8%$24.59B$23.07B9.9948,000Analyst ForecastFTITechnipFMC4.2228 of 5 stars$30.74-0.8%$34.69+12.9%+43.1%$13.08B$8.79B20.3925,027Analyst ForecastNOVNOV4.9299 of 5 stars$14.97flat$20.64+37.9%-30.6%$5.82B$8.58B5.5233,676Analyst ForecastOIIOceaneering International3.4942 of 5 stars$25.33-2.1%$28.00+10.5%+15.7%$2.56B$2.42B19.3510,100Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Natural Gas Services Group Competitors Oil States International Competitors Forum Energy Technologies Competitors Geospace Technologies Competitors Dawson Geophysical Competitors Schlumberger Competitors Halliburton Competitors TechnipFMC Competitors NOV Competitors Oceaneering International 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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