TTI vs. HLX, RES, NR, DRQ, OIS, NGS, FET, GEOS, GIFI, and DWSN
Should you be buying TETRA Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TETRA Technologies include Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), RPC (RES), Newpark Resources (NR), Dril-Quip (DRQ), Oil States International (OIS), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), and Dawson Geophysical (DWSN). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry.
Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) and TETRA Technologies (NYSE:TTI) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.
In the previous week, Helix Energy Solutions Group had 1 more articles in the media than TETRA Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group and 2 mentions for TETRA Technologies. TETRA Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's score of 1.10 indicating that Helix Energy Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of TETRA Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of TETRA Technologies 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.
TETRA Technologies has a net margin of 3.27% compared to TETRA Technologies' net margin of -2.39%. Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity of 25.42% beat TETRA Technologies' return on equity.
Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TETRA Technologies has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Helix Energy Solutions Group currently has a consensus target price of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.39%. TETRA Technologies has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 102.90%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TETRA Technologies is more favorable than Helix Energy Solutions Group.
Helix Energy Solutions Group received 51 more outperform votes than TETRA Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.77% of users gave TETRA Technologies an outperform vote while only 59.30% of users gave Helix Energy Solutions Group an outperform vote.
TETRA Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TETRA Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Helix Energy Solutions Group and TETRA Technologies tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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