Oceaneering International (OII) Competitors

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

Does the media favor OII or NOV?

In the previous week, NOV had 4 more articles in the media than Oceaneering International. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for NOV and 14 mentions for Oceaneering International. NOV's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Oceaneering International's score of 0.23 indicating that NOV is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oceaneering International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NOV	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OII or NOV?

NOV received 567 more outperform votes than Oceaneering International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.94% of users gave NOV an outperform vote while only 57.08% of users gave Oceaneering International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oceaneering International	Outperform Votes 504 57.08%	Underperform Votes 379 42.92%
NOV	Outperform Votes 1071 61.94%	Underperform Votes 658 38.06%

Is OII or NOV 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 17.66% beat NOV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oceaneering International	5.54%	17.66%	5.10%
NOV	7.16%	9.88%	5.60%

Which has stronger valuation & 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	$2.66B	0.89	$97.40M	$1.44	16.35
NOV	$8.87B	0.66	$635M	$1.61	9.54

Which has more volatility & risk, OII or NOV?

Oceaneering International has a beta of 2.38, suggesting that its stock price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend OII or NOV?

Oceaneering International presently has a consensus price target of $29.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.24%. NOV has a consensus price target of $19.60, suggesting a potential upside of 27.61%. Given NOV's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
NOV	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.28

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OII or NOV?

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

Summary

NOV beats Oceaneering International on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.