Oceaneering International (OII) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to NOV or OII?

In the previous week, NOV had 38 more articles in the media than Oceaneering International. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for NOV and 6 mentions for Oceaneering International. Oceaneering International's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat NOV's score of 0.11 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Oceaneering International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NOV or OII?

93.3% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Oceaneering International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of NOV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Oceaneering International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate NOV or OII?

NOV currently has a consensus price target of $21.64, indicating a potential upside of 35.52%. Oceaneering International has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.44%. Given NOV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe NOV is more favorable than Oceaneering International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NOV	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Oceaneering International	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is NOV or OII 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
NOV	12.05%	10.82%	6.09%
Oceaneering International	5.22%	15.11%	4.34%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOV or OII?

NOV received 566 more outperform votes than Oceaneering International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.28% of users gave NOV an outperform vote while only 57.34% of users gave Oceaneering International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NOV	Outperform Votes 1070 62.28%	Underperform Votes 648 37.72%
Oceaneering International	Outperform Votes 504 57.34%	Underperform Votes 375 42.66%

Which has more volatility & risk, NOV or OII?

NOV has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oceaneering International has a beta of 2.35, indicating that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & 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	$8.58B	0.72	$993M	$2.71	5.89
Oceaneering International	$2.42B	1.12	$97.40M	$1.32	20.31

Summary

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