Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) Competitors $6.34 -0.26 (-3.86%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.33 -0.01 (-0.24%) As of 09/5/2025 06:47 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$5.38B0.41-$968.03M-$2.76-2.05Helix Energy Solutions Group$1.36B0.69$55.64M$0.3219.83 Does the media favor PTEN or HLX? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 15 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 7 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 1.34 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 Patterson-UTI Energy 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Helix Energy Solutions Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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% Do analysts prefer PTEN or HLX? Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus target price of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 39.33%. Helix Energy Solutions Group has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 89.13%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Helix Energy Solutions Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more volatility and risk, PTEN or HLX? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHelix Energy Solutions Group beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$933.36M$5.70B$7.73B$21.37BDividend YieldN/A2.96%10.80%3.49%P/E Ratio19.8318.0240.1629.62Price / Sales0.694.57631.0769.49Price / Cash4.457.6635.9525.18Price / Book0.641.803.854.55Net Income$55.64M$411.58M$4.28B$999.70M7 Day Performance-3.79%-1.73%-0.73%0.58%1 Month Performance6.37%3.20%3.06%5.66%1 Year Performance-34.92%6.04%17.15%17.40% Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.867 of 5 stars$6.35-3.9%$12.00+89.1%-37.5%$933.36M$1.36B19.832,313News CoveragePositive NewsPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.092 of 5 stars$5.81+1.2%$8.27+42.4%-31.9%$2.24B$5.38B-2.119,200Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCVECenovus Energy4.8807 of 5 stars$16.64-1.8%$23.33+40.2%-7.1%$29.88B$39.62B16.477,150Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeHALHalliburton4.7687 of 5 stars$22.75+0.5%$32.05+40.9%-24.0%$19.38B$22.94B10.6348,000Positive NewsMURMurphy Oil4.8222 of 5 stars$24.93+0.7%$29.69+19.1%-29.2%$3.55B$3.03B12.92690Analyst RevisionGap DownNBRNabors Industries1.7367 of 5 stars$37.40+2.9%$43.00+15.0%-43.9%$586.67M$2.97B-2.6612,400News CoveragePositive NewsNOVNOV4.5958 of 5 stars$13.29+0.7%$16.56+24.6%-20.3%$4.94B$8.87B10.8934,010Positive NewsOptions VolumeOIIOceaneering International3.1627 of 5 stars$24.41-0.8%$28.25+15.7%-3.0%$2.45B$2.66B12.3310,400News CoveragePositive NewsOISOil States International4.5629 of 5 stars$5.59+0.4%$7.25+29.8%+14.4%$339.32M$692.59M50.782,439News CoverageRESRPC2.9683 of 5 stars$4.78+1.0%$4.69-1.8%-20.1%$1.05B$1.42B18.372,597SLBSchlumberger4.8171 of 5 stars$36.88+1.1%$52.86+43.3%-13.2%$49.78B$36.29B12.63110,000Positive NewsOptions Volume 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 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredScientists Discover Untapped Energy Source in Heart of USACrash Coming Sept 30? 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