Oil States International (OIS) Competitors

Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) and RPC (NYSE:RES) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor OIS or RES?

In the previous week, RPC had 1 more articles in the media than Oil States International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for RPC and 1 mentions for Oil States International. Oil States International's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat RPC's score of 1.32 indicating that Oil States International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oil States International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
RPC	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OIS or RES more profitable?

RPC has a net margin of 6.46% compared to Oil States International's net margin of -2.78%. RPC's return on equity of 8.62% beat Oil States International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oil States International	-2.78%	1.78%	1.22%
RPC	6.46%	8.62%	6.85%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, OIS or RES?

RPC has higher revenue and earnings than Oil States International. RPC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oil States 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
Oil States International	$685.26M	0.46	$12.89M	$0.08	63.56
RPC	$1.37B	0.79	$91.44M	$0.36	13.68

Do analysts prefer OIS or RES?

Oil States International presently has a consensus price target of $6.17, suggesting a potential upside of 21.27%. RPC has a consensus price target of $5.75, suggesting a potential upside of 16.73%. Given Oil States International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Oil States International is more favorable than RPC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oil States International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
RPC	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, OIS or RES?

Oil States International has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPC has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OIS or RES?

97.4% of Oil States International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of RPC shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Oil States International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.5% of RPC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OIS or RES?

Oil States International received 62 more outperform votes than RPC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.43% of users gave Oil States International an outperform vote while only 54.25% of users gave RPC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oil States International	Outperform Votes 464 57.43%	Underperform Votes 344 42.57%
RPC	Outperform Votes 402 54.25%	Underperform Votes 339 45.75%

Summary

RPC beats Oil States International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.