Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) Competitors $6.42 -0.05 (-0.77%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate HLX or TDW? Helix Energy Solutions Group currently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 94.70%. Tidewater has a consensus price target of $69.33, suggesting a potential upside of 69.06%. Given Helix Energy Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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% Which has preferable valuation and 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$1.34B0.73-$10.84M$0.5511.67Tidewater$1.36B1.49$97.18M$3.3412.28 Does the media refer more to HLX or TDW? In the previous week, Tidewater had 2 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Tidewater and 7 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Tidewater's score of 1.68 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Tidewater 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HLX or TDW? 91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Tidewater shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Tidewater shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, HLX or TDW? Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tidewater has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. 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% 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$972.82M$3.25B$7.34B$19.69BDividend YieldN/A3.00%10.95%3.84%P/E Ratio160.5421.3854.3435.12Price / Sales0.730.8224,406.7234.10Price / Cash5.187.4435.5017.51Price / Book0.641.163.524.78Net Income-$10.84M$288.76M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.61%-3.37%-0.56%0.90%1 Month Performance-6.06%2.90%7.21%11.10%1 Year Performance-45.52%-20.16%178.13%5.28% Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.4316 of 5 stars$6.42-0.8%$12.50+94.7%-44.7%$972.82M$1.34B160.542,280Positive NewsGap UpTDWTidewater4.6383 of 5 stars$40.58-3.0%$69.33+70.9%-61.5%$2.01B$1.36B11.946,300Positive NewsOIIOceaneering International4.1022 of 5 stars$19.74+0.5%$28.00+41.8%-16.8%$1.99B$2.74B13.719,200RESRPC3.1131 of 5 stars$4.74-1.5%$5.75+21.3%-32.1%$1.05B$1.37B11.022,730Positive NewsGap UpTTITETRA Technologies3.4564 of 5 stars$2.92-1.0%$5.25+79.8%-30.6%$388.57M$605.28M146.071,300Positive NewsNGSNatural Gas Services Group3.2025 of 5 stars$24.98+0.4%$32.50+30.1%+5.2%$313.00M$161.22M19.52250Gap UpOISOil States International3.9341 of 5 stars$4.55-2.4%$6.17+35.5%-3.6%$281.50M$685.26M-13.792,740FETForum Energy Technologies1.4774 of 5 stars$14.79-4.8%N/A-20.5%$182.95M$807.31M-1.351,500News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.6465 of 5 stars$6.21+0.6%N/A-8.0%$100.75M$156.59M5.91960GEOSGeospace Technologies0.3157 of 5 stars$6.05-2.1%N/A-39.0%$77.48M$116.54M-7.29650DWSNDawson Geophysical0.0324 of 5 stars$1.27+1.0%N/A-27.7%$39.44M$74.15M-7.07190Earnings ReportGap 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 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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