Oceaneering International (OII) Competitors

Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) and NOV (NYSE:NOV) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to OII or NOV?

In the previous week, NOV had 47 more articles in the media than Oceaneering International. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for NOV and 1 mentions for Oceaneering International. Oceaneering International's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat NOV's score of 0.21 indicating that Oceaneering International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oceaneering International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
NOV	10 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OII or NOV?

NOV received 566 more outperform votes than Oceaneering International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.21% of users gave NOV an outperform vote while only 57.34% of users gave Oceaneering International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oceaneering International	Outperform Votes 504 57.34%	Underperform Votes 375 42.66%
NOV	Outperform Votes 1070 62.21%	Underperform Votes 650 37.79%

Which has more risk and volatility, OII or NOV?

Oceaneering International has a beta of 2.39, indicating that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OII or NOV?

NOV has higher revenue and earnings than Oceaneering International. NOV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oceaneering International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oceaneering International	$2.42B	1.05	$97.40M	$1.32	19.15
NOV	$8.91B	0.64	$993M	$2.71	5.37

Do analysts prefer OII or NOV?

Oceaneering International presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.78%. NOV has a consensus price target of $20.64, indicating a potential upside of 41.83%. Given NOV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NOV is more favorable than Oceaneering International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oceaneering International	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
NOV	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Is OII or NOV more profitable?

NOV has a net margin of 12.05% compared to Oceaneering International's net margin of 5.22%. Oceaneering International's return on equity of 15.11% beat NOV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oceaneering International	5.22%	15.11%	4.34%
NOV	12.05%	10.82%	6.09%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OII or NOV?

93.9% of Oceaneering International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Oceaneering International 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

NOV beats Oceaneering International on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.