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NYSE:HLX

Helix Energy Solutions Group - HLX Competitors

$7.42
-0.21 (-2.75%)
(As of 03/22/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$7.40
$7.68
50-Day Range
$7.21
$8.73
52-Week Range
$2.47
$9.16
Volume
1.53 million shs
Average Volume
2.01 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.13 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$7.71

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Oceaneering International$2.07 billion0.82$25.94 million$0.2665.15
Helix Energy Solutions Group$873.10 million1.29-$87.78 million-$0.58-12.79

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Oceaneering International 1.26% 6.28% 1.61%
Helix Energy Solutions Group -10.05% -4.85% -3.21%

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Oceaneering International
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Helix Energy Solutions Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Oceaneering International
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Helix Energy Solutions Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Oceaneering InternationalOutperform Votes
496
57.88%
Underperform Votes
361
42.12%
Helix Energy Solutions GroupOutperform Votes
442
59.89%
Underperform Votes
296
40.11%

Summary

Oceaneering International beats Helix Energy Solutions Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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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.
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HLX vs. The Competition

MetricHelix Energy Solutions GroupOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.16B$4.04B$5.77B$14.09B
Dividend YieldN/A2.22%10.89%3.91%
P/E Ratio-12.7948.8362.0519.39
Price / Sales1.290.948,539.9710.11
Price / Cash15.207.0033.1216.73
Price / Book0.741.516.976.80
Net Income-$87.78M$224.56M$1.10B$871.81M
7 Day Performance0.41%-2.92%-0.34%-1.29%
1 Month Performance-8.62%-18.11%-6.99%-8.09%
1 Year Performance57.20%-7.45%5.45%-14.76%

Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OII
Oceaneering International
2.0234 of 5 stars
$16.94
-4.8%
$18.60
+9.8%
+7.4%$1.70B$2.07B65.159,200
RES
RPC
2.3308 of 5 stars
$7.92
-3.4%
$24.33
+207.2%
-21.2%$1.72B$1.60B7.842,732
CLB
Core Laboratories
1.7897 of 5 stars
$20.81
-1.6%
$21.83
+4.9%
-28.8%$970.37M$489.73M50.763,600
PUMP
ProPetro
2.1273 of 5 stars
$7.11
-5.7%
$14.29
+101.0%
-48.7%$818.08M$1.28B711.002,000Analyst Revision
WTTR
Select Energy Services
2.8913 of 5 stars
$6.00
-5.2%
$8.75
+45.8%
-33.5%$753.66M$1.39B12.254,000Analyst Report
PFHC
ProFrac
0 of 5 stars
$11.50
-3.6%
$27.42
+138.4%
N/A$1.64B$1.38B0.002,522High Trading Volume
NEX
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
2.0386 of 5 stars
$7.53
-5.3%
$13.59
+80.5%
-14.0%$1.76B$3.24B5.934,302
ACDC
ProFrac
2.0281 of 5 stars
$11.50
-3.6%
$33.75
+193.5%
N/A$1.78B$1.88B0.002,522Analyst Report
High Trading Volume
NESR
National Energy Services Reunited
2.4022 of 5 stars
$4.86
-4.3%
$10.67
+119.5%
-43.2%$441.53M$834.15M0.005,581Positive News
XPRO
Expro Group
2.2607 of 5 stars
$17.97
-3.7%
$22.00
+22.4%
+4.7%$1.96B$1.28B-99.837,600Positive News
This page (NYSE:HLX) was last updated on 3/23/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff