Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) Competitors $7.89 -0.21 (-2.57%) As of 02:46 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HLX vs. TDW, OII, RES, TTI, NGS, OIS, FET, GEOS, GIFI, and DWSNShould 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), TETRA Technologies (TTI), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Oil States International (OIS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), and Dawson Geophysical (DWSN). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Helix Energy Solutions Group vs. Tidewater Oceaneering International RPC TETRA Technologies Natural Gas Services Group Oil States International Forum Energy Technologies Geospace Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication Dawson Geophysical Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) and Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TDW or HLX? 95.1% of Tidewater shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Tidewater shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend TDW or HLX? Tidewater currently has a consensus target price of $92.50, suggesting a potential upside of 79.32%. Helix Energy Solutions Group has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 78.68%. Given Tidewater's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Tidewater is more favorable than Helix Energy Solutions Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tidewater 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Helix Energy Solutions Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TDW or HLX? Tidewater has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTidewater$1.01B2.67$97.18M$3.4015.17Helix Energy Solutions Group$1.29B0.96-$10.84M$0.04202.93 Does the media favor TDW or HLX? In the previous week, Tidewater had 1 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Tidewater and 3 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Tidewater's score of 1.11 indicating that Helix Energy Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tidewater 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Helix Energy Solutions Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TDW or HLX? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTidewaterOutperform Votes46160.82% Underperform Votes29739.18% Helix Energy Solutions GroupOutperform Votes44659.07% Underperform Votes30940.93% Is TDW or HLX more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tidewater13.92% 18.16% 9.40% Helix Energy Solutions Group 0.54%4.39%2.54% Which has more risk & volatility, TDW or HLX? Tidewater has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTidewater beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Helix Energy Solutions Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HLX 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 NYSE 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 HLX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHelix Energy Solutions GroupOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.23B$4.12B$9.25B$20.28BDividend YieldN/A2.10%11.68%3.66%P/E Ratio202.9327.9813.2849.36Price / Sales0.961.05314.3716.06Price / Cash5.357.5912.1220.99Price / Book0.811.543.915.22Net Income-$10.84M$288.76M$810.19M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.86%0.84%0.08%0.77%1 Month Performance-9.98%-6.60%-3.79%0.45%1 Year Performance-17.70%11.52%8.76%16.41% Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.4081 of 5 stars$7.89-2.6%$14.50+83.7%-16.8%$1.20B$1.29B197.172,531Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsTDWTidewater4.5461 of 5 stars$54.46+0.1%$92.50+69.9%-25.0%$2.85B$1.01B16.027,300News CoverageOIIOceaneering International2.4671 of 5 stars$25.42+0.3%$29.25+15.1%+11.4%$2.57B$2.42B19.2510,100Earnings ReportNews CoverageRESRPC2.0516 of 5 stars$6.14+1.1%$6.08-0.8%-16.1%$1.32B$1.42B14.272,691Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTTITETRA Technologies3.4707 of 5 stars$4.44-1.0%$6.50+46.6%+15.1%$584.58M$626.26M221.861,500NGSNatural Gas Services Group0.9724 of 5 stars$27.56+0.6%$26.50-3.8%+74.3%$344.21M$121.17M21.53250OISOil States International4.3418 of 5 stars$5.43-0.4%$6.50+19.8%-11.5%$342.50M$782.28M-16.442,752Earnings ReportNews CoverageFETForum Energy Technologies1.8677 of 5 stars$19.36+5.1%N/A+1.1%$237.69M$738.90M-4.581,600Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGEOSGeospace Technologies1.3584 of 5 stars$9.12-4.4%N/A-31.4%$116.92M$135.60M-10.99650Short Interest ↓GIFIGulf Island Fabrication2.091 of 5 stars$6.88+0.3%N/A+54.6%$112.49M$151.07M6.55960DWSNDawson GeophysicalN/A$1.45-0.1%N/A-4.3%$44.89M$96.85M-8.05190Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tidewater Competitors Oceaneering International Competitors RPC Competitors TETRA Technologies Competitors Natural Gas Services Group Competitors Oil States International Competitors Forum Energy Technologies Competitors Geospace Technologies Competitors Gulf Island Fabrication Competitors Dawson Geophysical 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 (NYSE:HLX) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNVDA Crash UpdateAn overseas AI rival sent shockwaves through the U.S. tech market last week... 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