NEXT vs. HLX, GLP, DK, CEPU, KRP, HPK, EE, PARR, VET, and ENLT
Should you be buying NextDecade stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NextDecade include Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), Global Partners (GLP), Delek US (DK), Central Puerto (CEPU), Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP), HighPeak Energy (HPK), Excelerate Energy (EE), Par Pacific (PARR), Vermilion Energy (VET), and Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) and NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
91.3% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of NextDecade shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Helix Energy Solutions Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of NextDecade shares are held 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.
NextDecade has a net margin of 0.00% compared to NextDecade's net margin of -2.39%. NextDecade's return on equity of 3.22% beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's return on equity.
Helix Energy Solutions Group presently has a consensus price target of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 29.74%. NextDecade has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.00%. Given NextDecade's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Helix Energy Solutions Group is more favorable than NextDecade.
Helix Energy Solutions Group has a beta of 2.5, suggesting that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextDecade has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Helix Energy Solutions Group received 237 more outperform votes than NextDecade when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.30% of users gave Helix Energy Solutions Group an outperform vote while only 58.86% of users gave NextDecade an outperform vote.
Helix Energy Solutions Group has higher revenue and earnings than NextDecade. Helix Energy Solutions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NextDecade, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, NextDecade had 2 more articles in the media than Helix Energy Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for NextDecade and 6 mentions for Helix Energy Solutions Group. NextDecade's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Helix Energy Solutions Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Helix Energy Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Helix Energy Solutions Group beats NextDecade on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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