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Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) Competitors

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$10.89 +0.40 (+3.81%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

HLX vs. NOV, OII, TDW, RES, NR, TTI, OIS, NGS, FET, and GEOS

Should you be buying Helix Energy Solutions Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helix Energy Solutions Group include NOV (NOV), Oceaneering International (OII), Tidewater (TDW), RPC (RES), Newpark Resources (NR), TETRA Technologies (TTI), Oil States International (OIS), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), and Geospace Technologies (GEOS). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry.

Helix Energy Solutions Group vs.

Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) and NOV (NYSE:NOV) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, NOV had 37 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for NOV and 3 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat NOV's score of 0.18 indicating that Helix Energy Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
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)
Very Positive
NOV
9 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

NOV has a net margin of 12.05% compared to Helix Energy Solutions Group's net margin of 0.54%. NOV's return on equity of 10.82% beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Helix Energy Solutions Group0.54% 4.39% 2.54%
NOV 12.05%10.82%6.09%

NOV has higher revenue and earnings than Helix Energy Solutions Group. NOV 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 Ratio
Helix Energy Solutions Group$1.34B1.24-$10.84M$0.04272.25
NOV$8.58B0.74$993M$2.716.00

Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Helix Energy Solutions Group currently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.15%. NOV has a consensus target price of $21.64, suggesting a potential upside of 33.15%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Helix Energy Solutions Group is more favorable than NOV.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Helix Energy Solutions Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
NOV
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of NOV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

NOV received 624 more outperform votes than Helix Energy Solutions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.28% of users gave NOV an outperform vote while only 59.23% of users gave Helix Energy Solutions Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Helix Energy Solutions GroupOutperform Votes
446
59.23%
Underperform Votes
307
40.77%
NOVOutperform Votes
1070
62.28%
Underperform Votes
648
37.72%

Summary

NOV beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HLX vs. The Competition

MetricHelix Energy Solutions GroupOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.60B$4.35B$8.43B$19.87B
Dividend YieldN/A2.08%11.46%3.52%
P/E Ratio272.3228.0817.2942.95
Price / Sales1.240.99123.9019.16
Price / Cash6.367.2611.3417.86
Price / Book1.091.613.745.52
Net Income-$10.84M$297.22M$952.17M$986.45M
7 Day Performance5.47%1.53%0.36%0.45%
1 Month Performance8.90%9.93%2.03%1.05%
1 Year Performance17.41%17.10%402.52%24.67%

Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HLX
Helix Energy Solutions Group
4.5141 of 5 stars
$10.89
+3.8%
$14.50
+33.1%
+16.2%$1.60B$1.34B272.322,531Positive News
NOV
NOV
4.9142 of 5 stars
$16.26
+1.6%
$21.64
+33.1%
-15.6%$6.22B$8.58B6.0033,676Dividend Announcement
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
OII
Oceaneering International
1.8917 of 5 stars
$27.98
+1.9%
$28.00
+0.1%
+33.0%$2.78B$2.42B21.2010,100
TDW
Tidewater
4.332 of 5 stars
$50.44
-0.5%
$102.25
+102.7%
-11.5%$2.65B$1.01B14.847,300
RES
RPC
1.0121 of 5 stars
$5.97
+2.2%
$6.08
+1.9%
-19.2%$1.26B$1.62B10.662,691
NR
Newpark Resources
3.5041 of 5 stars
$7.41
+3.3%
$11.00
+48.5%
+3.0%$620.19M$749.60M0.001,550
TTI
TETRA Technologies
3.071 of 5 stars
$3.97
+2.3%
$7.00
+76.3%
-15.7%$511.42M$626.26M198.601,500
OIS
Oil States International
3.7897 of 5 stars
$5.36
+0.6%
$6.50
+21.3%
-25.5%$336.38M$782.28M0.002,752
NGS
Natural Gas Services Group
2.6143 of 5 stars
$25.97
+1.1%
$26.50
+2.0%
+66.5%$320.33M$121.17M20.29250Analyst Upgrade
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FET
Forum Energy Technologies
0.6786 of 5 stars
$14.78
-0.3%
N/A-34.6%$182.05M$800.61M-3.491,600
GEOS
Geospace Technologies
0.1795 of 5 stars
$12.43
+0.8%
N/A+2.7%$159.16M$124.51M15.73650Analyst Upgrade
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This page (NYSE:HLX) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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