Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI) Competitors $6.65 -0.14 (-2.06%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GIFI vs. OIS, NGS, FET, GEOS, DWSN, SLB, HAL, FTI, NOV, and TDWShould you be buying Gulf Island Fabrication stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gulf Island Fabrication include Oil States International (OIS), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Dawson Geophysical (DWSN), Schlumberger (SLB), Halliburton (HAL), TechnipFMC (FTI), NOV (NOV), and Tidewater (TDW). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Gulf Island Fabrication vs. Its Competitors Oil States International Natural Gas Services Group Forum Energy Technologies Geospace Technologies Dawson Geophysical Schlumberger Halliburton TechnipFMC NOV Tidewater Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) and Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GIFI or OIS? Gulf Island Fabrication has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Oil States International. 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGulf Island Fabrication$159.20M0.68$14.74M$0.748.99Oil States International$692.59M0.48-$11.26M$0.0866.88 Is GIFI or OIS more profitable? Gulf Island Fabrication has a net margin of 7.87% compared to Oil States International's net margin of 0.77%. Gulf Island Fabrication's return on equity of 13.50% beat Oil States International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gulf Island Fabrication7.87% 13.50% 9.21% Oil States International 0.77%2.41%1.66% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GIFI or OIS? 46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Oil States International shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Oil States International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate GIFI or OIS? Oil States International has a consensus price target of $6.17, indicating a potential upside of 15.26%. Given Oil States International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Oil States International is more favorable than Gulf Island Fabrication.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gulf Island Fabrication 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Oil States International 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more risk & volatility, GIFI or OIS? Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil States International has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor GIFI or OIS? In the previous week, Gulf Island Fabrication had 4 more articles in the media than Oil States International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication and 1 mentions for Oil States International. Gulf Island Fabrication's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Oil States International's score of 0.44 indicating that Gulf Island Fabrication is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gulf Island Fabrication 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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) Neutral SummaryGulf Island Fabrication beats Oil States International on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gulf Island Fabrication News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GIFI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GIFI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GIFI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGulf Island FabricationOIL FLD MCH&EQP IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$107.86M$918.21M$7.49B$8.91BDividend YieldN/A4.49%11.00%4.15%P/E Ratio8.9915.7752.5419.72Price / Sales0.681.1521,224.91108.17Price / Cash5.665.2734.9527.49Price / Book1.171.053.315.42Net Income$14.74M$73.50M$4.19B$248.34M7 Day Performance-1.63%-1.50%-0.97%2.44%1 Month Performance4.40%4.71%5.29%4.84%1 Year Performance9.56%10.24%107.11%17.54% Gulf Island Fabrication Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.4461 of 5 stars$6.65-2.1%N/A+11.9%$107.86M$159.20M8.99960OISOil States International3.3713 of 5 stars$5.24-5.7%$6.17+17.8%+23.1%$343.37M$692.59M65.452,439NGSNatural Gas Services Group3.8203 of 5 stars$26.03-3.3%$32.50+24.8%+33.5%$337.43M$156.74M19.28250Positive NewsFETForum Energy Technologies0.7344 of 5 stars$19.21-2.1%N/A+19.1%$242.69M$816.40M-1.911,800GEOSGeospace Technologies0.6056 of 5 stars$18.40+60.1%N/A+76.9%$147.15M$135.60M-14.38650High Trading VolumeDWSNDawson Geophysical0.7713 of 5 stars$1.85-10.2%N/A-20.0%$63.83M$74.15M-6.17190Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSLBSchlumberger4.9578 of 5 stars$33.76-5.8%$52.38+55.2%-27.9%$48.75B$36.29B11.44110,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8853 of 5 stars$20.80-6.6%$33.58+61.4%-39.1%$19.15B$22.94B8.7048,000High Trading VolumeFTITechnipFMC2.9593 of 5 stars$34.13-2.9%$36.46+6.8%+32.2%$14.74B$9.08B17.9625,304News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeNOVNOV4.8275 of 5 stars$13.22-2.2%$17.44+31.9%-33.1%$5.08B$8.87B8.8134,010TDWTidewater4.6227 of 5 stars$44.78-3.7%$69.33+54.8%-50.7%$2.30B$1.35B13.417,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Oil States International Competitors Natural Gas Services Group Competitors Forum Energy Technologies Competitors Geospace Technologies Competitors Dawson Geophysical Competitors Schlumberger Competitors Halliburton Competitors TechnipFMC Competitors NOV Competitors Tidewater Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GIFI) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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