Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) Competitors $6.83 +0.21 (+3.14%) Closing price 06/9/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.88 +0.05 (+0.69%) As of 06/9/2025 07:50 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. TDW, OII, RES, TTI, NGS, OIS, FET, GIFI, GEOS, and DWSNShould you be buying Helix Energy Solutions Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helix Energy Solutions Group include Tidewater (TDW), Oceaneering International (OII), RPC (RES), TETRA Technologies (TTI), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Oil States International (OIS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), and Dawson Geophysical (DWSN). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Helix Energy Solutions Group vs. Tidewater Oceaneering International RPC TETRA Technologies Natural Gas Services Group Oil States International Forum Energy Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication Geospace Technologies Dawson Geophysical Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) and Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, HLX or TDW? Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tidewater has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer HLX or TDW? In the previous week, Tidewater had 10 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Tidewater and 2 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Tidewater's score of 1.35 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Tidewater 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HLX or TDW? Tidewater received 15 more outperform votes than Helix Energy Solutions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.87% of users gave Tidewater an outperform vote while only 59.13% of users gave Helix Energy Solutions Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHelix Energy Solutions GroupOutperform Votes44759.13% Underperform Votes30940.87% TidewaterOutperform Votes46260.87% Underperform Votes29739.13% Do institutionals and insiders believe in HLX or TDW? 91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Tidewater shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Tidewater shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is HLX or TDW more profitable? Tidewater has a net margin of 13.92% compared to Helix Energy Solutions Group's net margin of 0.54%. Tidewater's return on equity of 18.16% beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Helix Energy Solutions Group0.54% 4.39% 2.54% Tidewater 13.92%18.16%9.40% Which has better valuation & earnings, HLX or TDW? Tidewater has higher revenue and earnings than Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tidewater, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHelix Energy Solutions Group$1.34B0.77-$10.84M$0.5512.41Tidewater$1.36B1.66$97.18M$3.3413.64 Do analysts rate HLX or TDW? Helix Energy Solutions Group currently has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 83.07%. Tidewater has a consensus target price of $69.33, indicating a potential upside of 52.20%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Helix Energy Solutions Group is more favorable than Tidewater.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) 2.67Tidewater 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryTidewater beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 12 of the 17 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.03B$3.32B$7.50B$19.72BDividend YieldN/A3.29%11.08%3.85%P/E Ratio170.7423.7848.2835.75Price / Sales0.770.8526,354.1745.92Price / Cash5.187.4435.7217.51Price / Book0.691.223.684.82Net Income-$10.84M$288.76M$4.33B$1.02B7 Day Performance8.90%5.78%2.88%2.70%1 Month Performance4.40%9.18%6.04%5.03%1 Year Performance-33.71%-11.55%92.04%12.85% Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.5432 of 5 stars$6.83+3.1%$12.50+83.1%-33.7%$1.03B$1.34B170.742,280Positive NewsGap UpTDWTidewater4.7605 of 5 stars$45.55+4.9%$69.33+52.2%-51.3%$2.25B$1.36B13.406,300Positive NewsGap UpOIIOceaneering International3.6523 of 5 stars$20.27+0.0%$28.00+38.2%-2.9%$2.04B$2.74B14.079,200Positive NewsGap DownRESRPC3.4357 of 5 stars$4.77+2.7%$5.75+20.7%-26.1%$1.05B$1.37B11.082,730Positive NewsGap UpTTITETRA Technologies3.9665 of 5 stars$3.07+3.2%$5.25+71.3%-11.2%$407.87M$605.28M153.331,300Gap UpNGSNatural Gas Services Group3.3682 of 5 stars$24.96-0.9%$32.50+30.2%+24.2%$312.69M$161.22M19.50250Positive NewsOISOil States International4.2227 of 5 stars$4.84+4.8%$6.17+27.3%+19.6%$299.63M$685.26M-14.682,740Positive NewsFETForum Energy Technologies2.3881 of 5 stars$17.16+3.9%N/A-0.4%$212.31M$807.31M-1.561,500Positive NewsGIFIGulf Island Fabrication2.4484 of 5 stars$6.71+0.4%N/A+1.2%$108.86M$156.59M6.39960GEOSGeospace Technologies0.3234 of 5 stars$6.85+3.0%N/A-32.1%$87.73M$116.54M-8.25650Positive NewsDWSNDawson Geophysical0.0842 of 5 stars$1.28+2.8%N/A-35.9%$39.51M$58.65M-7.08190Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tidewater Competitors Oceaneering International Competitors RPC Competitors TETRA Technologies Competitors Natural Gas Services Group Competitors Oil States International Competitors Forum Energy Technologies Competitors Gulf Island Fabrication Competitors Geospace Technologies Competitors Dawson Geophysical 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 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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