Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) Competitors $6.38 -0.13 (-1.92%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.39 +0.01 (+0.24%) As of 07:26 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. TDW, OII, RES, TTI, NGS, OIS, FET, GIFI, GEOS, 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), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), 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 Gulf Island Fabrication Geospace Technologies Dawson Geophysical Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) and Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership. Is HLX or TDW 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 Helix Energy Solutions Group0.54% 4.39% 2.54% Tidewater 13.92%18.16%9.40% Which has more volatility & risk, HLX or TDW? Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tidewater has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HLX or TDW? 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLX or TDW? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHelix Energy Solutions GroupOutperform Votes44659.07% Underperform Votes30940.93% TidewaterOutperform Votes46160.82% Underperform Votes29739.18% Which has better valuation & earnings, HLX or TDW? Tidewater has lower revenue, but higher 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHelix Energy Solutions Group$1.36B0.71-$10.84M$0.3617.71Tidewater$1.35B1.23$97.18M$3.409.47 Do analysts rate HLX or TDW? Helix Energy Solutions Group presently has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 127.45%. Tidewater has a consensus price target of $92.50, indicating a potential upside of 187.23%. Given Tidewater's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tidewater is more favorable than Helix Energy Solutions Group.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) 3.00Tidewater 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the media prefer HLX or TDW? In the previous week, Helix Energy Solutions Group had 2 more articles in the media than Tidewater. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group and 10 mentions for Tidewater. Helix Energy Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Tidewater's score of 1.07 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tidewater 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTidewater beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$966.00M$3.15B$6.78B$18.51BDividend YieldN/A2.92%11.08%4.24%P/E Ratio159.4121.1442.6631.15Price / Sales0.710.8219,957.4025.69Price / Cash5.187.4435.3817.53Price / Book0.641.083.334.29Net Income-$10.84M$288.76M$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance7.41%5.38%4.14%6.59%1 Month Performance-19.35%-14.65%-7.62%-6.88%1 Year Performance-42.65%-24.33%141.10%1.23% Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.6096 of 5 stars$6.38-1.9%$14.50+127.5%-44.1%$966.00M$1.36B159.412,280Short Interest ↓Positive NewsTDWTidewater4.7067 of 5 stars$35.44+1.9%$92.50+161.0%-65.2%$1.82B$1.35B10.426,300News CoverageGap DownOIIOceaneering International4.0791 of 5 stars$17.02-0.7%$28.25+65.9%-29.2%$1.72B$2.66B11.829,200Positive NewsRESRPC3.5787 of 5 stars$4.44+2.7%$6.17+39.0%-39.4%$958.20M$1.41B10.312,691Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap DownTTITETRA Technologies3.3431 of 5 stars$2.36-5.8%$6.75+186.5%-50.5%$311.92M$599.11M117.861,300Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeNGSNatural Gas Services Group2.3454 of 5 stars$18.20+1.4%$32.00+75.8%-20.9%$227.63M$156.74M14.22250High Trading VolumeOISOil States International3.8731 of 5 stars$3.41-6.5%$6.50+90.9%-41.1%$211.17M$692.59M-10.322,740Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpFETForum Energy Technologies2.6229 of 5 stars$14.76-4.5%N/A-30.5%$182.63M$816.43M-1.341,500Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeGIFIGulf Island Fabrication2.7266 of 5 stars$5.81-3.6%N/A-1.9%$94.97M$159.20M5.53960Short Interest ↓Gap DownGEOSGeospace Technologies0.5848 of 5 stars$6.33-2.2%N/A-53.5%$80.88M$122.79M-7.63650Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpDWSNDawson Geophysical0.826 of 5 stars$1.15-1.7%N/A-33.0%$35.63M$74.15M-6.39190Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads 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 Gulf Island Fabrication Competitors Geospace Technologies Competitors Dawson Geophysical 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 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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