Tidewater (TDW) Competitors $47.50 -0.22 (-0.45%) As of 11:23 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TDW vs. NOV, OII, RES, HLX, TTI, NGS, OIS, FET, GEOS, and GIFIShould you be buying Tidewater stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tidewater include NOV (NOV), Oceaneering International (OII), RPC (RES), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), Tetra Technologies (TTI), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Oil States International (OIS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), and Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Tidewater vs. Its Competitors NOV Oceaneering International RPC Helix Energy Solutions Group Tetra Technologies Natural Gas Services Group Oil States International Forum Energy Technologies Geospace Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication NOV (NYSE:NOV) and Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NOV or TDW? 93.3% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Tidewater shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of NOV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Tidewater shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend NOV or TDW? NOV presently has a consensus price target of $17.38, suggesting a potential upside of 32.58%. Tidewater has a consensus price target of $69.33, suggesting a potential upside of 45.95%. Given Tidewater's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tidewater is more favorable than NOV.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) 2.26Tidewater 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk & volatility, NOV or TDW? NOV has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tidewater has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NOV or TDW? NOV has higher revenue and earnings than Tidewater. NOV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tidewater, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNOV$8.87B0.56$635M$1.508.74Tidewater$1.35B1.75$180.66M$3.3414.22 Is NOV or TDW more profitable? Tidewater has a net margin of 12.98% compared to NOV's net margin of 6.68%. Tidewater's return on equity of 15.97% beat NOV's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NOV6.68% 9.11% 5.19% Tidewater 12.98%15.97%8.52% Does the media favor NOV or TDW? In the previous week, NOV had 35 more articles in the media than Tidewater. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for NOV and 5 mentions for Tidewater. Tidewater's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat NOV's score of 0.33 indicating that Tidewater is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NOV 6 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Tidewater 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTidewater beats NOV on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Tidewater News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TDW 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 TDW 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 TDW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTidewaterOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.35B$13.95B$7.61B$20.64BDividend YieldN/A3.93%10.93%3.77%P/E Ratio14.2130.9756.8428.03Price / Sales1.757.2321,488.9837.85Price / Cash5.8722.1336.1321.91Price / Book2.242.513.314.59Net Income$180.66M$860.35M$4.20B$984.95M7 Day Performance1.82%1.26%1.06%2.85%1 Month Performance11.15%3.93%4.75%5.39%1 Year Performance-50.13%8.79%103.55%14.47% Tidewater Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TDWTidewater4.5082 of 5 stars$47.51-0.5%$69.33+45.9%-49.8%$2.35B$1.35B14.217,700Positive NewsNOVNOV4.8206 of 5 stars$13.22-2.2%$17.44+31.9%-28.6%$4.97B$8.87B8.8134,010Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOIIOceaneering International3.5737 of 5 stars$20.65-3.2%$28.00+35.6%-9.8%$2.08B$2.66B11.6010,400RESRPC3.066 of 5 stars$4.77-7.3%$5.75+20.7%-15.3%$1.05B$1.42B13.242,597HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.7287 of 5 stars$6.60-8.3%$12.50+89.4%-45.5%$1.00B$1.36B12.002,313News CoveragePositive NewsTTITetra Technologies4.6066 of 5 stars$3.41-7.1%$5.25+54.0%+2.1%$453.77M$599.11M4.061,400Positive NewsGap UpNGSNatural Gas Services Group3.865 of 5 stars$26.03-3.3%$32.50+24.8%+28.0%$326.19M$156.74M19.28250Positive NewsOISOil States International3.5579 of 5 stars$5.24-5.7%$6.17+17.8%+31.8%$323.89M$692.59M65.452,439News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFETForum Energy Technologies0.733 of 5 stars$19.21-2.1%N/A+21.4%$237.63M$816.40M-1.911,800GEOSGeospace Technologies0.4587 of 5 stars$18.40+60.1%N/A+50.2%$235.70M$135.60M-14.38650High Trading VolumeGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.4884 of 5 stars$6.76-2.2%N/A+6.7%$109.65M$159.20M9.14960 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NOV Competitors OII Competitors RES Competitors HLX Competitors TTI Competitors NGS Competitors OIS Competitors FET Competitors GEOS Competitors GIFI Competitors 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:TDW) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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