Oceaneering International (OII) Competitors

Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) and NOV (NYSE:NOV) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the media prefer OII or NOV?

In the previous week, NOV had 34 more articles in the media than Oceaneering International. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for NOV and 8 mentions for Oceaneering International. Oceaneering International's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat NOV's score of 0.27 indicating that Oceaneering International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oceaneering International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NOV	9 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OII or NOV?

93.9% of Oceaneering International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of NOV shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Oceaneering International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of NOV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, OII or NOV?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oceaneering International	$2.74B	0.76	$97.40M	$1.78	11.64
NOV	$8.82B	0.57	$635M	$1.50	8.88

Which has more volatility and risk, OII or NOV?

Oceaneering International has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate OII or NOV?

Oceaneering International presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.17%. NOV has a consensus price target of $17.44, indicating a potential upside of 30.87%. Given Oceaneering International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Oceaneering International is more favorable than NOV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oceaneering International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
NOV	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.26

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OII or NOV?

NOV received 571 more outperform votes than Oceaneering International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.90% of users gave NOV an outperform vote while only 56.85% of users gave Oceaneering International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oceaneering International	Outperform Votes 506 56.85%	Underperform Votes 384 43.15%
NOV	Outperform Votes 1077 61.90%	Underperform Votes 663 38.10%

Is OII or NOV 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
Oceaneering International	5.54%	17.29%	5.08%
NOV	7.16%	9.88%	5.60%

Is OII or NOV a better dividend stock?

Oceaneering International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Oceaneering International pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NOV pays out 20.0% 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. NOV has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

NOV beats Oceaneering International on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.