OII vs. HLX, RES, XPRO, ACDC, PFHC, PUMP, NESR, LBRT, CLB, and AESI
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 Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) and Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
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 Helix Energy Solutions Group's net margin of -2.39%. Oceaneering International's return on equity of 14.82% beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity.
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.
Oceaneering International has a beta of 2.44, suggesting that its stock price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 2.5, suggesting that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Oceaneering International currently has a consensus price target of $28.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.14%. Helix Energy Solutions Group has a consensus price target of $14.67, indicating a potential upside of 29.56%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Helix Energy Solutions Group is more favorable than Oceaneering International.
93.9% of Oceaneering International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Oceaneering International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Helix Energy Solutions Group had 5 more articles in the media than Oceaneering International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group and 3 mentions for Oceaneering International. Oceaneering International's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's score of 0.72 indicating that Oceaneering International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Oceaneering International beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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