HLX vs. OII, RES, CLB, PUMP, WTTR, PFHC, NEX, ACDC, NESR, and XPRO
Should you be buying Helix Energy Solutions Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helix Energy Solutions Group include Oceaneering International (OII), RPC (RES), Core Laboratories (CLB), ProPetro (PUMP), Select Energy Services (WTTR), ProFrac (PFHC), NexTier Oilfield Solutions (NEX), ProFrac (ACDC), National Energy Services Reunited (NESR), and Expro Group (XPRO). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas field services, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Helix Energy Solutions Group vs.
Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) and Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.
Oceaneering International has higher revenue and earnings than Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oceaneering International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Oceaneering International has a beta of 2.85, suggesting that its share price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 2.79, suggesting that its share price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Oceaneering International has a net margin of 1.26% compared to Helix Energy Solutions Group's net margin of -10.05%. Oceaneering International's return on equity of 6.28% beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity.
Oceaneering International presently has a consensus price target of $18.60, suggesting a potential upside of 9.80%. Helix Energy Solutions Group has a consensus price target of $7.71, suggesting a potential upside of 3.89%. Given Oceaneering International's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Oceaneering International is more favorable than Helix Energy Solutions Group.
In the previous week, Oceaneering International and Oceaneering International both had 5 articles in the media. Helix Energy Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Oceaneering International's score of 0.79 indicating that Helix Energy Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
89.9% of Oceaneering International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Oceaneering International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Oceaneering International received 54 more outperform votes than Helix Energy Solutions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.89% of users gave Helix Energy Solutions Group an outperform vote while only 57.88% of users gave Oceaneering International an outperform vote.
Summary
Oceaneering International beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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.
Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors List
