OII vs. HLX, RES, XPRO, ACDC, PFHC, PUMP, NESR, LBRT, CLB, and KGS
Should you be buying Oceaneering International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oceaneering International include Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), RPC (RES), Expro Group (XPRO), ProFrac (ACDC), ProFrac (PFHC), ProPetro (PUMP), National Energy Services Reunited (NESR), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Core Laboratories (CLB), and Kodiak Gas Services (KGS). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) and Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends and community ranking.
91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Oceaneering International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Oceaneering International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Oceaneering International received 58 more outperform votes than Helix Energy Solutions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.30% of users gave Helix Energy Solutions Group an outperform vote while only 57.32% of users gave Oceaneering International an outperform vote.
Oceaneering International has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Oceaneering International's net margin of -2.39%. Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity of 14.82% beat Oceaneering International's return on equity.
In the previous week, Oceaneering International had 4 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Oceaneering International and 5 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Oceaneering International's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's score of 0.13 indicating that Helix Energy Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 2.5, meaning that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oceaneering International has a beta of 2.44, meaning that its stock price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Oceaneering International has higher revenue and earnings than Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oceaneering International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Helix Energy Solutions Group presently has a consensus price target of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.57%. Oceaneering International has a consensus price target of $28.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.85%. Given Oceaneering International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Helix Energy Solutions Group is more favorable than Oceaneering International.
Summary
Oceaneering International beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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