Oceaneering International (OII) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, NOV or OII?

NOV has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oceaneering International has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NOV or OII a better dividend stock?

NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Oceaneering International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. NOV pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oceaneering International pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media refer more to NOV or OII?

In the previous week, NOV had 10 more articles in the media than Oceaneering International. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for NOV and 20 mentions for Oceaneering International. Oceaneering International's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat NOV's score of 0.70 indicating that Oceaneering International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NOV	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oceaneering International	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NOV or OII more profitable?

NOV has a net margin of 7.16% compared to Oceaneering International's net margin of 5.54%. Oceaneering International's return on equity of 17.29% beat NOV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NOV	7.16%	9.88%	5.60%
Oceaneering International	5.54%	17.29%	5.08%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NOV or OII?

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
NOV	$8.87B	0.52	$635M	$1.61	7.47
Oceaneering International	$2.66B	0.64	$97.40M	$1.44	11.76

Do analysts rate NOV or OII?

NOV presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.00%. Oceaneering International has a consensus price target of $28.25, suggesting a potential upside of 66.81%. Given Oceaneering International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oceaneering International is more favorable than NOV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NOV	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.26
Oceaneering International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

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

93.3% of NOV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Oceaneering International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of NOV shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Oceaneering International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOV or OII?

NOV received 569 more outperform votes than Oceaneering International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.97% of users gave NOV an outperform vote while only 56.93% of users gave Oceaneering International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NOV	Outperform Votes 1074 61.97%	Underperform Votes 659 38.03%
Oceaneering International	Outperform Votes 505 56.93%	Underperform Votes 382 43.07%

Summary

NOV beats Oceaneering International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.