Tidewater (TDW) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TDW or NOV?

In the previous week, NOV had 15 more articles in the media than Tidewater. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for NOV and 4 mentions for Tidewater. Tidewater's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat NOV's score of 0.29 indicating that Tidewater is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tidewater	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NOV	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, TDW or NOV?

NOV has higher revenue and earnings than Tidewater. NOV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tidewater, 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
Tidewater	$1.01B	2.67	$97.18M	$3.40	15.17
NOV	$8.87B	0.66	$635M	$1.61	9.61

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TDW or NOV?

95.1% of Tidewater shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of NOV shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Tidewater shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of NOV shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TDW or NOV?

NOV received 610 more outperform votes than Tidewater when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.94% of users gave NOV an outperform vote while only 60.82% of users gave Tidewater an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tidewater	Outperform Votes 461 60.82%	Underperform Votes 297 39.18%
NOV	Outperform Votes 1071 61.94%	Underperform Votes 658 38.06%

Do analysts recommend TDW or NOV?

Tidewater presently has a consensus price target of $92.50, suggesting a potential upside of 79.32%. NOV has a consensus price target of $19.60, suggesting a potential upside of 26.66%. Given Tidewater's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tidewater is more favorable than NOV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tidewater	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
NOV	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.28

Which has more volatility & risk, TDW or NOV?

Tidewater has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TDW or NOV more profitable?

Tidewater has a net margin of 13.92% compared to NOV's net margin of 7.16%. Tidewater's return on equity of 18.16% beat NOV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tidewater	13.92%	18.16%	9.40%
NOV	7.16%	9.88%	5.60%

Summary

Tidewater beats NOV on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.