Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI) Competitors

Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) and Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, OIS or GIFI?

Oil States International has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OIS or GIFI?

97.4% of Oil States International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Oil States International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer OIS or GIFI?

Oil States International currently has a consensus price target of $6.17, indicating a potential upside of 36.13%. Given Oil States International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Oil States International is more favorable than Gulf Island Fabrication.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oil States International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Gulf Island Fabrication	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer OIS or GIFI?

In the previous week, Oil States International and Oil States International both had 1 articles in the media. Gulf Island Fabrication's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Oil States International's score of 0.84 indicating that Gulf Island Fabrication is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oil States International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gulf Island Fabrication	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OIS or GIFI?

Oil States International received 268 more outperform votes than Gulf Island Fabrication when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.77% of users gave Gulf Island Fabrication an outperform vote while only 57.43% of users gave Oil States International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oil States International	Outperform Votes 464 57.43%	Underperform Votes 344 42.57%
Gulf Island Fabrication	Outperform Votes 196 65.77%	Underperform Votes 102 34.23%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OIS or GIFI?

Oil States International has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Island Fabrication. Gulf Island Fabrication is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oil States International, 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
Oil States International	$685.26M	0.41	$12.89M	$0.08	56.63
Gulf Island Fabrication	$156.59M	0.65	-$24.40M	$0.74	8.46

Is OIS or GIFI more profitable?

Gulf Island Fabrication has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Oil States International's net margin of -2.78%. Gulf Island Fabrication's return on equity of 20.64% beat Oil States International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oil States International	-2.78%	1.78%	1.22%
Gulf Island Fabrication	10.54%	20.64%	13.48%

Summary

Gulf Island Fabrication beats Oil States International on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.