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NYSE:CLB

Core Laboratories (CLB) Competitors

$23.13
+0.26 (+1.14%)
(As of 05/26/2023 07:00 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$22.86
$23.38
50-Day Range
$20.27
$24.05
52-Week Range
$13.19
$31.42
Volume
313,000 shs
Average Volume
374,521 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.08 billion
P/E Ratio
46.26
Dividend Yield
0.17%
Price Target
$22.30

CLB vs. HLX, WTTR, PUMP, RES, OII, XPRO, NEX, RNGR, ACDC, and LBRT

Should you be buying Core Laboratories stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Core Laboratories include Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), Select Energy Services (WTTR), ProPetro (PUMP), RPC (RES), Oceaneering International (OII), Expro Group (XPRO), NexTier Oilfield Solutions (NEX), Ranger Energy Services (RNGR), ProFrac (ACDC), and Liberty Energy (LBRT). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas field services, not elsewhere classified" industry.

Core Laboratories vs.

Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) and Core Laboratories (NYSE:CLB) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

87.8% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Core Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Core Laboratories shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Core Laboratories had 3 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Core Laboratories and 3 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Core Laboratories' score of 0.53 indicating that Helix Energy Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Helix Energy Solutions Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Core Laboratories
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 2.78, suggesting that its share price is 178% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core Laboratories has a beta of 2.67, suggesting that its share price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Core Laboratories received 27 more outperform votes than Helix Energy Solutions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.57% of users gave Helix Energy Solutions Group an outperform vote while only 56.78% of users gave Core Laboratories an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Helix Energy Solutions GroupOutperform Votes
442
59.57%
Underperform Votes
300
40.43%
Core LaboratoriesOutperform Votes
469
56.78%
Underperform Votes
357
43.22%

Core Laboratories has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Helix Energy Solutions Group's net margin of -5.23%. Core Laboratories' return on equity of 15.23% beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Helix Energy Solutions Group -5.23% -2.25% -1.46%
Core Laboratories 4.72% 15.23% 4.90%

Core Laboratories 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 Core Laboratories, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Helix Energy Solutions Group$873.10 million1.15-$87.78 million-$0.33-20.03
Core Laboratories$489.73 million2.20$19.45 million$0.5046.26

Helix Energy Solutions Group presently has a consensus price target of $7.80, suggesting a potential upside of 18.00%. Core Laboratories has a consensus price target of $22.30, suggesting a potential downside of 3.59%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Helix Energy Solutions Group is more favorable than Core Laboratories.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Helix Energy Solutions Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Core Laboratories
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.33

Summary

Core Laboratories beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CLB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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CLB vs. The Competition

MetricCore LaboratoriesOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.08B$3.82B$5.29B$14.42B
Dividend Yield0.17%2.50%11.14%4.07%
P/E Ratio46.269.3745.0317.08
Price / Sales2.201.059,617.288.92
Price / Cash24.586.7431.6516.31
Price / Book5.681.637.596.71
Net Income$19.45M$214.55M$1.13B$895.28M
7 Day Performance-3.06%0.27%1.33%-0.44%
1 Month Performance2.75%0.74%0.10%-0.54%
1 Year Performance-16.13%-11.08%2.29%-10.29%

Core Laboratories Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HLX
Helix Energy Solutions Group
2.1527 of 5 stars
$6.82
+0.9%
$7.80
+14.4%
+42.5%$1.03B$873.10M-20.672,280Positive News
WTTR
Select Energy Services
2.7862 of 5 stars
$7.79
+0.6%
$10.33
+32.6%
-12.7%$948.74M$1.39B14.434,000Positive News
PUMP
ProPetro
2.9788 of 5 stars
$7.70
+1.4%
$13.95
+81.2%
-45.2%$887.27M$1.28B51.332,000
RES
RPC
2.1402 of 5 stars
$7.46
+2.1%
$8.38
+12.3%
-23.7%$1.61B$1.60B5.872,732
OII
Oceaneering International
2.1451 of 5 stars
$16.67
+1.0%
$18.60
+11.6%
+29.8%$1.68B$2.16B34.029,200
XPRO
Expro Group
2.2934 of 5 stars
$17.62
+0.2%
$22.00
+24.9%
+23.9%$1.91B$1.28B-125.867,600Positive News
NEX
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
2.1013 of 5 stars
$8.33
+1.5%
$13.54
+62.5%
-27.6%$1.92B$3.24B3.624,302Positive News
RNGR
Ranger Energy Services
2.0654 of 5 stars
$12.30
+0.5%
$14.50
+17.9%
+6.1%$306.02M$608.50M11.502,000Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
ACDC
ProFrac
2.5227 of 5 stars
$12.31
+2.3%
$23.50
+90.9%
N/A$1.96B$2.43B4.983,664Insider Buying
LBRT
Liberty Energy
2.9506 of 5 stars
$13.10
flat
$20.17
+53.9%
-23.8%$2.29B$4.15B4.304,580

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This page (NYSE:CLB) was last updated on 5/29/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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