Oil States International (OIS) Competitors

Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) and Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, HLX or OIS?

Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its share price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil States International has a beta of 2.57, indicating that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HLX or OIS?

91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Oil States International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Oil States International shares are held 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.

Is HLX or OIS more profitable?

Helix Energy Solutions Group has a net margin of 0.54% compared to Oil States International's net margin of -2.78%. Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity of 4.39% beat Oil States International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helix Energy Solutions Group	0.54%	4.39%	2.54%
Oil States International	-2.78%	1.78%	1.22%

Do analysts prefer HLX or OIS?

Helix Energy Solutions Group currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 70.09%. Oil States International has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.60%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Helix Energy Solutions Group is more favorable than Oil States International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helix Energy Solutions Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Oil States International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HLX or OIS?

Oil States International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Helix Energy Solutions Group. Oil States International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helix Energy Solutions Group, 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
Helix Energy Solutions Group	$1.36B	0.95	-$10.84M	$0.36	23.68
Oil States International	$692.59M	0.48	$12.89M	-$0.18	-30.19

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLX or OIS?

Oil States International received 18 more outperform votes than Helix Energy Solutions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.07% of users gave Helix Energy Solutions Group an outperform vote while only 57.50% of users gave Oil States International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Helix Energy Solutions Group	Outperform Votes 446 59.07%	Underperform Votes 309 40.93%
Oil States International	Outperform Votes 464 57.50%	Underperform Votes 343 42.50%

Does the media favor HLX or OIS?

In the previous week, Helix Energy Solutions Group had 2 more articles in the media than Oil States International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group and 1 mentions for Oil States International. Helix Energy Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Oil States International's score of 0.86 indicating that Helix Energy Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Helix Energy Solutions Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Oil States International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Helix Energy Solutions Group beats Oil States International on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.