OIS vs. FET, NR, DRQ, SOI, DTI, MTRX, UROY, GTE, SLI, and NGS
Should you be buying Oil States International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oil States International include Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Newpark Resources (NR), Dril-Quip (DRQ), Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure (SOI), Drilling Tools International (DTI), Matrix Service (MTRX), Uranium Royalty (UROY), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), Standard Lithium (SLI), and Natural Gas Services Group (NGS). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) and Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE:FET) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
97.4% of Oil States International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.6% of Forum Energy Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Oil States International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Forum Energy Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Oil States International has a net margin of -0.35% compared to Forum Energy Technologies' net margin of -3.42%. Oil States International's return on equity of 1.62% beat Forum Energy Technologies' return on equity.
Oil States International received 30 more outperform votes than Forum Energy Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.17% of users gave Oil States International an outperform vote while only 53.39% of users gave Forum Energy Technologies an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Oil States International and Oil States International both had 1 articles in the media. Forum Energy Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Oil States International's score of 0.00 indicating that Forum Energy Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Oil States International has higher revenue and earnings than Forum Energy Technologies. Oil States International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forum Energy Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Oil States International currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.49%. Given Oil States International's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Oil States International is more favorable than Forum Energy Technologies.
Oil States International has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forum Energy Technologies has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Oil States International beats Forum Energy Technologies on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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