Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) Competitors $5.99 +0.29 (+5.16%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.05 +0.06 (+0.93%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HLX vs. PTEN, CVE, HAL, MUR, NBR, NOV, OII, OIS, RES, and SLBShould you be buying Helix Energy Solutions Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helix Energy Solutions Group include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Halliburton (HAL), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), NOV (NOV), Oceaneering International (OII), Oil States International (OIS), RPC (RES), and Schlumberger (SLB). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Helix Energy Solutions Group vs. Its Competitors Patterson-UTI Energy Cenovus Energy Halliburton Murphy Oil Nabors Industries NOV Oceaneering International Oil States International RPC Schlumberger Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has higher earnings and valuation, HLX or PTEN? Helix Energy Solutions Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helix Energy Solutions Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHelix Energy Solutions Group$1.36B0.65$55.64M$0.3218.73Patterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.39-$968.03M-$2.76-1.95 Is HLX or PTEN more profitable? Helix Energy Solutions Group has a net margin of 3.92% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -21.49%. Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity of 3.23% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Helix Energy Solutions Group3.92% 3.23% 1.90% Patterson-UTI Energy -21.49%-1.94%-1.16% Do institutionals & insiders believe in HLX or PTEN? 91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, HLX or PTEN? Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HLX or PTEN? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 3 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's score of 1.47 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Helix Energy Solutions Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Patterson-UTI Energy 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts prefer HLX or PTEN? Helix Energy Solutions Group currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 100.20%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $8.27, indicating a potential upside of 53.48%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Helix Energy Solutions Group is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Helix Energy Solutions Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 SummaryHelix Energy Solutions Group beats Patterson-UTI Energy on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Helix Energy Solutions Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HLX 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 HLX 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 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.Skip Chart HLX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHelix Energy Solutions GroupOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$837.82M$5.41B$7.71B$20.87BDividend YieldN/A3.10%11.01%3.60%P/E Ratio18.7317.7874.8528.31Price / Sales0.655.8725,195.6152.52Price / Cash3.997.0135.9123.77Price / Book0.561.893.965.19Net Income$55.64M$411.58M$4.27B$992.10M7 Day Performance4.15%0.31%-0.16%-0.30%1 Month Performance-6.56%-2.18%0.68%1.20%1 Year Performance-42.11%3.50%7.67%10.50% Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.7702 of 5 stars$5.99+5.2%$12.00+100.2%-44.7%$837.82M$1.36B18.732,313News CoveragePositive NewsPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.3755 of 5 stars$5.41-0.4%$8.27+52.9%-41.6%$2.09B$5.38B-1.969,200Positive NewsCVECenovus Energy4.7333 of 5 stars$14.53-2.3%$23.33+60.6%-20.4%$26.85B$39.62B14.387,150Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.9395 of 5 stars$20.52-1.8%$31.00+51.1%-32.2%$17.82B$22.94B9.5948,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastMURMurphy Oil4.9872 of 5 stars$22.65-2.6%$29.46+30.1%-39.6%$3.32B$3.03B11.74690Positive NewsEx-DividendNBRNabors Industries2.9212 of 5 stars$33.94-4.4%$41.63+22.7%-54.2%$558.35M$2.97B-2.4112,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNOVNOV4.8527 of 5 stars$11.88-0.2%$16.69+40.5%-30.4%$4.42B$8.87B9.7334,010Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionOIIOceaneering International3.686 of 5 stars$21.40+0.2%$28.25+32.0%-13.4%$2.14B$2.66B10.8110,400News CoveragePositive NewsOISOil States International4.3519 of 5 stars$5.01-0.3%$7.25+44.9%+0.2%$304.17M$692.59M45.502,439RESRPC2.5153 of 5 stars$4.49-2.1%$4.94+10.1%-29.1%$1.01B$1.42B17.252,597SLBSchlumberger4.9829 of 5 stars$32.40-1.4%$49.28+52.1%-24.3%$44.42B$36.29B11.10110,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Competitors Cenovus Energy Competitors Halliburton Competitors Murphy Oil Competitors Nabors Industries Competitors NOV Competitors Oceaneering International Competitors Oil States International Competitors RPC Competitors Schlumberger 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 (NYSE:HLX) was last updated on 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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