Oceaneering International (OII) Competitors $17.75 -0.75 (-4.05%) As of 04/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock OII vs. NOV, TDW, RES, HLX, TTI, NGS, OIS, FET, GIFI, and GEOSShould you be buying Oceaneering International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oceaneering International include NOV (NOV), Tidewater (TDW), RPC (RES), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), TETRA Technologies (TTI), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Oil States International (OIS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), and Geospace Technologies (GEOS). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Oceaneering International vs. NOV Tidewater RPC Helix Energy Solutions Group TETRA Technologies Natural Gas Services Group Oil States International Forum Energy Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication Geospace Technologies NOV (NYSE:NOV) and Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and profitability. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NOV or OII? NOV has higher revenue and earnings than Oceaneering International. 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNOV$8.87B0.49$635M$1.617.19Oceaneering International$2.74B0.65$97.40M$1.789.94 Does the media prefer NOV or OII? In the previous week, NOV had 13 more articles in the media than Oceaneering International. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for NOV and 22 mentions for Oceaneering International. Oceaneering International's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat NOV's score of 0.57 indicating that Oceaneering International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NOV 12 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Oceaneering International 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NOV or OII? 93.3% of NOV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Oceaneering International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of NOV shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Oceaneering International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate NOV or OII? NOV currently has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 59.90%. Oceaneering International has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.19%. Given NOV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe NOV is more favorable than Oceaneering International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NOV 3 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.26Oceaneering International 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOV or OII? NOV received 571 more outperform votes than Oceaneering International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.02% of users gave NOV an outperform vote while only 56.87% of users gave Oceaneering International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNOVOutperform Votes107662.02% Underperform Votes65937.98% Oceaneering InternationalOutperform Votes50556.87% Underperform Votes38343.13% Is NOV or OII a better dividend stock? NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Oceaneering International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. NOV pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oceaneering International pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more volatility and risk, NOV or OII? NOV has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oceaneering International has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NOV or OII more profitable? NOV has a net margin of 7.16% compared to Oceaneering International's net margin of 5.54%. Oceaneering International's return on equity of 17.29% beat NOV's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NOV7.16% 9.88% 5.60% Oceaneering International 5.54%17.29%5.08% SummaryNOV beats Oceaneering International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Oceaneering International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OII 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 OII vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOceaneering InternationalOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.79B$3.09B$6.97B$18.81BDividend YieldN/A2.70%10.61%4.03%P/E Ratio12.2921.1049.1532.47Price / Sales0.650.9523,983.4727.71Price / Cash13.017.4435.5017.53Price / Book2.481.093.464.44Net Income$97.40M$288.76M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.48%-0.15%0.07%1.74%1 Month Performance-18.05%-15.81%-6.05%-3.34%1 Year Performance-22.77%-20.62%158.36%4.94% Oceaneering International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OIIOceaneering International3.2741 of 5 stars$17.75-4.1%$28.00+57.7%-22.6%$1.79B$2.74B12.339,200Analyst ForecastPositive NewsNOVNOV4.7686 of 5 stars$12.31-1.8%$19.00+54.3%-37.1%$4.66B$8.87B7.6532,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownTDWTidewater4.5909 of 5 stars$33.25-3.0%$92.50+178.2%-60.7%$1.71B$1.35B9.786,300Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownRESRPC3.2081 of 5 stars$4.95-1.6%$5.75+16.2%-29.7%$1.07B$1.41B11.512,730Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.286 of 5 stars$6.55-4.2%$14.50+121.4%-43.3%$992.52M$1.36B163.792,280Positive NewsGap DownTTITETRA Technologies3.907 of 5 stars$2.36-5.6%$6.67+182.5%-33.6%$312.45M$599.11M118.061,300Earnings ReportNGSNatural Gas Services Group1.8634 of 5 stars$18.06-7.3%$32.00+77.2%-18.6%$225.88M$156.74M14.11250Short Interest ↑Positive NewsOISOil States International4.2155 of 5 stars$3.41-5.0%$6.17+80.8%-11.8%$211.48M$692.59M-10.332,740FETForum Energy Technologies1.7077 of 5 stars$14.76-4.5%N/A-21.3%$182.58M$816.43M-1.341,500News CoverageGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.6558 of 5 stars$6.37+0.6%N/A+3.6%$103.73M$159.20M6.07960Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageGEOSGeospace Technologies1.014 of 5 stars$5.95-3.1%N/A-47.0%$76.02M$122.79M-7.17650Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NOV Alternatives Tidewater Alternatives RPC Alternatives Helix Energy Solutions Group Alternatives TETRA Technologies Alternatives Natural Gas Services Group Alternatives Oil States International Alternatives Forum Energy Technologies Alternatives Gulf Island Fabrication Alternatives Geospace Technologies Alternatives 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:OII) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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