RPC (RES) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RES or OII?

41.1% of RPC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Oceaneering International shares are held by institutional investors. 60.5% of RPC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Oceaneering International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RES or OII?

Oceaneering International has higher revenue and earnings than RPC. Oceaneering International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPC, 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
RPC	$1.37B	0.76	$91.44M	$0.36	13.06
Oceaneering International	$2.74B	0.66	$97.40M	$1.78	9.97

Does the media refer more to RES or OII?

In the previous week, Oceaneering International had 12 more articles in the media than RPC. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Oceaneering International and 6 mentions for RPC. Oceaneering International's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat RPC's score of 0.42 indicating that Oceaneering International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RPC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Oceaneering International	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RES or OII?

Oceaneering International received 103 more outperform votes than RPC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.87% of users gave Oceaneering International an outperform vote while only 54.25% of users gave RPC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RPC	Outperform Votes 402 54.25%	Underperform Votes 339 45.75%
Oceaneering International	Outperform Votes 505 56.87%	Underperform Votes 383 43.13%

Is RES or OII a better dividend stock?

RPC pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Oceaneering International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. RPC pays out 44.4% 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, RES or OII?

RPC has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oceaneering International has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend RES or OII?

RPC currently has a consensus price target of $5.75, indicating a potential upside of 22.34%. Oceaneering International has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.75%. Given Oceaneering International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oceaneering International is more favorable than RPC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RPC	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Oceaneering International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is RES or OII more profitable?

RPC has a net margin of 6.46% compared to Oceaneering International's net margin of 5.54%. Oceaneering International's return on equity of 17.29% beat RPC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RPC	6.46%	8.62%	6.85%
Oceaneering International	5.54%	17.29%	5.08%

Summary

Oceaneering International beats RPC on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.