HLX vs. TDW, OII, RES, NR, TTI, NGS, OIS, FET, GEOS, and GIFI
Should you be buying Helix Energy Solutions Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helix Energy Solutions Group include Tidewater (TDW), Oceaneering International (OII), RPC (RES), Newpark Resources (NR), TETRA Technologies (TTI), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Oil States International (OIS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), and Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry.
Helix Energy Solutions Group vs.
Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) and Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
In the previous week, Tidewater had 3 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Tidewater and 5 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Tidewater's score of 0.25 indicating that Helix Energy Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Tidewater received 15 more outperform votes than Helix Energy Solutions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.82% of users gave Tidewater an outperform vote while only 59.07% of users gave Helix Energy Solutions Group an outperform vote.
Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 2.46, suggesting that its stock price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tidewater has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Tidewater has higher revenue and earnings than Helix Energy Solutions Group. Tidewater is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helix Energy Solutions Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Tidewater has a net margin of 13.92% compared to Helix Energy Solutions Group's net margin of 0.54%. Tidewater's return on equity of 18.16% beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity.
Helix Energy Solutions Group currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 59.24%. Tidewater has a consensus price target of $91.60, suggesting a potential upside of 64.23%. Given Tidewater's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tidewater is more favorable than Helix Energy Solutions Group.
91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Tidewater shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Tidewater shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Tidewater beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:HLX) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
