Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) versus WBI (NYSE:WBI) Head-To-Head Review

WBI (NYSE:WBI) and Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares WBI and Oceaneering International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WBI	0.54%	0.85%	0.41%
Oceaneering International	12.19%	18.40%	7.46%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for WBI and Oceaneering International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WBI	0	2	4	2	3.00
Oceaneering International	0	3	1	1	2.60

WBI currently has a consensus target price of $36.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.54%. Oceaneering International has a consensus target price of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.05%. Given WBI’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe WBI is more favorable than Oceaneering International.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares WBI and Oceaneering International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WBI	$525.55 million	6.88	$11.89 million	$0.08	365.91
Oceaneering International	$2.78 billion	1.56	$353.76 million	$3.48	12.55

Oceaneering International has higher revenue and earnings than WBI. Oceaneering International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WBI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.9% of Oceaneering International shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.6% of WBI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Oceaneering International shares are owned 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.

About WBI

WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC is an integrated, pure-play water infrastructure company. WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC is based in HOUSTON.

About Oceaneering International

Oceaneering International, Inc. provides engineered services and products, and robotic solutions to the offshore energy, defense, aerospace, manufacturing, and entertainment industries worldwide. It operates through Subsea Robotics, Manufactured Products, Offshore Projects Group, Integrity Management & Digital Solutions, and Aerospace and Defense Technologies segments. The company offers remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for drill support and vessel-based services, including subsea hardware installation, construction, pipeline inspection, survey and facilities inspection, maintenance, and repair; ROV tooling; and survey services, such as hydrographic survey, positioning services, and autonomous underwater vehicles for geoscience. It also provides distribution and connection systems, including production control umbilicals and field development hardware, pipeline connection, and repair systems to the energy industry; and autonomous mobile robotic technology and entertainment systems to various industries. In addition, the company offers subsea installation and intervention, including riserless light well intervention inspection, maintenance, and repair services; installation and workover control systems, and ROV workover control systems; diving services; project management and engineering; and drill pipe riser services and systems, and wellhead load relief solutions. Further, it provides asset integrity management, software and analytical solutions for the bulk cargo maritime industry, and software, digital, and connectivity solutions for the energy industry, as well as government services and products, including engineering and related manufacturing in defense and space exploration activities to the United States' government agencies and their prime contractors. Oceaneering International, Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.