Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) Competitors $7.90 +0.04 (+0.44%) Closing price 03/14/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.91 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 03/14/2025 07:23 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends HLX vs. TDW, OII, RES, TTI, OIS, NGS, 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), Oil States International (OIS), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), 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 Oil States International Natural Gas Services Group Forum Energy Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication Geospace Technologies Dawson Geophysical Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) and Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and community ranking. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TDW or HLX? Tidewater has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Helix Energy Solutions Group. Tidewater 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 RatioTidewater$1.35B1.55$97.18M$3.4011.90Helix Energy Solutions Group$1.36B0.88-$10.84M$0.3621.96 Does the media prefer TDW or HLX? In the previous week, Tidewater had 7 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Tidewater and 2 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. Helix Energy Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Tidewater's score of 1.58 indicating that Helix Energy Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tidewater 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive 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 Do insiders & institutionals believe in TDW or HLX? 95.1% of Tidewater shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Tidewater shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate TDW or HLX? Tidewater presently has a consensus target price of $92.50, indicating a potential upside of 128.63%. Helix Energy Solutions Group has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 83.43%. Given Tidewater's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tidewater is more favorable than Helix Energy Solutions Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tidewater 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Helix Energy Solutions Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TDW or HLX? Tidewater received 15 more outperform votes than Helix Energy Solutions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.82% of users gave Tidewater an outperform vote while only 59.07% of users gave Helix Energy Solutions Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTidewaterOutperform Votes46160.82% Underperform Votes29739.18% Helix Energy Solutions GroupOutperform Votes44659.07% Underperform Votes30940.93% Which has more risk & volatility, TDW or HLX? Tidewater has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 2.41, suggesting that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is TDW or HLX 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 Tidewater13.92% 18.16% 9.40% Helix Energy Solutions Group 0.54%4.39%2.54% SummaryTidewater beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$1.19B$3.76B$8.82B$19.29BDividend YieldN/A2.42%11.84%3.78%P/E Ratio197.6725.1212.5833.05Price / Sales0.880.91298.5026.92Price / Cash5.187.4411.8517.55Price / Book0.791.343.894.51Net Income-$10.84M$288.76M$806.09M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.05%-0.06%0.92%-1.52%1 Month Performance-3.42%-10.53%-7.90%-5.66%1 Year Performance-20.23%-6.85%328.28%5.30% Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.2681 of 5 stars$7.91+0.4%$14.50+83.4%-19.2%$1.19B$1.36B197.672,280Positive NewsTDWTidewater4.7288 of 5 stars$40.43-6.3%$92.50+128.8%-52.6%$2.08B$1.35B11.896,300Insider TradePositive NewsOIIOceaneering International3.466 of 5 stars$19.16-4.0%$28.25+47.5%-4.7%$1.93B$2.66B13.309,200Analyst RevisionRESRPC2.6368 of 5 stars$5.42+0.1%$6.17+13.9%-28.5%$1.17B$1.41B12.592,691News CoverageGap DownTTITETRA Technologies3.8728 of 5 stars$3.29-1.1%$6.75+105.5%-20.4%$434.91M$599.11M164.331,500Short Interest ↓OISOil States International4.2502 of 5 stars$4.72-2.2%$6.50+37.9%-11.7%$291.20M$692.59M-14.292,752Positive NewsNGSNatural Gas Services Group2.9703 of 5 stars$20.86-3.6%$26.50+27.0%+27.2%$260.55M$152.31M16.30250Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsFETForum Energy Technologies0.7453 of 5 stars$17.07-2.5%N/A+3.1%$210.80M$816.43M-1.551,600Short Interest ↑GIFIGulf Island Fabrication3.0814 of 5 stars$6.16-1.4%N/A-6.6%$100.73M$159.20M5.87960Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeGEOSGeospace Technologies0.7642 of 5 stars$7.25-2.9%N/A-40.2%$92.63M$122.79M-8.73650DWSNDawson Geophysical0.8839 of 5 stars$1.38-4.8%N/A+0.0%$42.76M$82.78M-7.67190Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tidewater Competitors Oceaneering International Competitors RPC Competitors TETRA Technologies Competitors Oil States International Competitors Natural Gas Services Group 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 3/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHas Trump finally met his match?Dylan Jovine predicted the 2008 crash over a year before it happened. 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