Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) and NOV (NYSE:NOV) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Oceaneering International and NOV's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Oceaneering International | $2.05 billion | 0.60 | $-348,440,000.00 | ($0.82) | -15.07 |
NOV | $8.48 billion | 0.69 | $-6,095,000,000.00 | ($0.72) | -20.85 |
Oceaneering International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NOV. NOV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oceaneering International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
83.4% of Oceaneering International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of NOV shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Oceaneering International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of NOV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Oceaneering International and NOV, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Oceaneering International | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.18 |
NOV | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2.43 |
Oceaneering International presently has a consensus price target of $7.9750, indicating a potential downside of 35.69%. NOV has a consensus price target of $13.6059, indicating a potential downside of 10.55%. Given NOV's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NOV is more favorable than Oceaneering International.
Profitability
This table compares Oceaneering International and NOV's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Oceaneering International | -37.40% | -3.56% | -1.14% |
NOV | -36.63% | 1.13% | 0.62% |
Risk and Volatility
Oceaneering International has a beta of 3.6, meaning that its stock price is 260% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NOV beats Oceaneering International on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.