Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) Competitors $5.72 -0.02 (-0.35%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.80 +0.08 (+1.42%) As of 08/15/2025 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HLX vs. PTEN, CVE, HAL, MUR, NBR, NOV, OII, OIS, RES, and SLBShould you be buying Helix Energy Solutions Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helix Energy Solutions Group include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Halliburton (HAL), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), NOV (NOV), Oceaneering International (OII), Oil States International (OIS), RPC (RES), and Schlumberger (SLB). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Helix Energy Solutions Group vs. Its Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Cenovus Energy Halliburton Murphy Oil Nabors Industries NOV Oceaneering International Oil States International RPC Schlumberger Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PTEN or HLX? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, PTEN or HLX? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PTEN or HLX? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 10 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 0 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy Positive Helix Energy Solutions Group Neutral Is PTEN or HLX more profitable? Helix Energy Solutions Group has a net margin of 3.92% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity of 3.23% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Patterson-UTI Energy-21.49% -1.94% -1.16% Helix Energy Solutions Group 3.92%3.23%1.90% Which has better earnings & valuation, PTEN or HLX? Helix Energy Solutions Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy 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 RatioPatterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.39-$968.03M-$2.76-1.95Helix Energy Solutions Group$1.36B0.62$55.64M$0.3217.88 Do analysts rate PTEN or HLX? Patterson-UTI Energy presently has a consensus price target of $8.27, suggesting a potential upside of 53.77%. Helix Energy Solutions Group has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 109.79%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Helix Energy Solutions Group is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Helix Energy Solutions Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryHelix Energy Solutions Group beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 11 of the 16 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 HLX 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 IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$843.70M$5.37B$7.86B$20.90BDividend YieldN/A3.07%10.97%3.58%P/E Ratio17.8817.3473.2828.00Price / Sales0.626.1124,789.2455.78Price / Cash4.027.0335.8823.77Price / Book0.541.654.185.26Net Income$55.64M$411.58M$4.25B$994.11M7 Day Performance-2.05%-1.76%0.24%1.80%1 Month Performance-7.22%-1.96%1.31%1.74%1 Year Performance-46.86%1.73%8.94%13.36% Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.5392 of 5 stars$5.72-0.3%$12.00+109.8%-45.9%$843.70M$1.36B17.882,313PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.3937 of 5 stars$5.41-0.4%$8.27+52.9%-40.4%$2.09B$5.38B-1.969,200CVECenovus Energy4.7239 of 5 stars$14.53-2.3%$23.33+60.6%-24.4%$26.85B$39.62B14.387,150Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.9361 of 5 stars$20.52-1.8%$31.00+51.1%-32.4%$17.82B$22.94B9.5948,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.9649 of 5 stars$22.65-2.6%$29.46+30.1%-38.9%$3.32B$3.03B11.74690News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNBRNabors Industries3.0999 of 5 stars$33.94-4.4%$41.63+22.7%-62.2%$558.35M$2.97B-2.4112,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNOVNOV4.8574 of 5 stars$11.88-0.2%$16.69+40.5%-32.1%$4.42B$8.87B9.7334,010Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOIIOceaneering International3.9133 of 5 stars$21.40+0.2%$28.25+32.0%-17.4%$2.14B$2.66B10.8110,400News CoverageAnalyst RevisionOISOil States International4.2159 of 5 stars$5.01-0.3%$7.25+44.9%-1.8%$304.17M$692.59M45.502,439RESRPC2.6545 of 5 stars$4.49-2.1%$4.94+10.1%-30.4%$1.01B$1.42B17.252,597Analyst ForecastSLBSchlumberger4.9684 of 5 stars$32.40-1.4%$49.28+52.1%-26.8%$44.42B$36.29B11.10110,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Competitors Cenovus Energy Competitors Halliburton Competitors Murphy Oil Competitors Nabors Industries Competitors NOV Competitors Oceaneering International Competitors Oil States International Competitors RPC Competitors Schlumberger 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 (NYSE:HLX) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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