Oil States International (OIS) Competitors

RPC (NYSE:RES) and Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Does the media refer more to RES or OIS?

In the previous week, RPC and RPC both had 3 articles in the media. RPC's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Oil States International's score of 0.29 indicating that RPC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RPC	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oil States International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, RES or OIS?

RPC has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil States International has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RES or OIS?

Oil States International received 62 more outperform votes than RPC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.50% of users gave Oil States International an outperform vote while only 54.40% of users gave RPC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RPC	Outperform Votes 402 54.40%	Underperform Votes 337 45.60%
Oil States International	Outperform Votes 464 57.50%	Underperform Votes 343 42.50%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RES or OIS?

41.1% of RPC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Oil States International shares are held by institutional investors. 60.4% of RPC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Oil States International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, RES or OIS?

RPC has higher revenue and earnings than Oil States International. Oil States International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPC, 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
RPC	$1.42B	0.93	$91.44M	$0.43	14.20
Oil States International	$782.28M	0.43	$12.89M	-$0.33	-16.26

Is RES or OIS more profitable?

RPC has a net margin of 6.46% compared to Oil States International's net margin of -2.78%. RPC's return on equity of 8.62% beat Oil States International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RPC	6.46%	8.62%	6.85%
Oil States International	-2.78%	1.78%	1.22%

Do analysts recommend RES or OIS?

RPC presently has a consensus price target of $6.17, indicating a potential upside of 1.01%. Oil States International has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.16%. Given Oil States International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Oil States International is more favorable than RPC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RPC	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Oil States International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

RPC beats Oil States International on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.