Financial Comparison: Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) and Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY)

Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) and Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Oceaneering International and Victory Oilfield Tech, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oceaneering International	0	5	0	0	2.00
Victory Oilfield Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00

Oceaneering International currently has a consensus target price of $24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.23%. Given Oceaneering International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Oceaneering International is more favorable than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Oceaneering International and Victory Oilfield Tech”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oceaneering International	$2.66 billion	0.89	$147.47 million	$2.29	10.33
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A

Oceaneering International has higher revenue and earnings than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Volatility and Risk

Oceaneering International has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victory Oilfield Tech has a beta of -0.89, suggesting that its share price is 189% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oceaneering International	8.21%	22.94%	7.89%
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.9% of Oceaneering International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Oceaneering International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 97.6% of Victory Oilfield Tech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Oceaneering International beats Victory Oilfield Tech on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Victory Oilfield Tech

Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. operates as an oilfield energy technology products company in the United States. The company offers patented oil and gas drilling products. It also provides various hardbanding solutions to the oilfield operators for drill and weight pipes, tubing, and drill collars, as well as grinding services. The company was formerly known as Victory Energy Corporation and changed its name to Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. in May 2018. Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Austin, Texas.