Head to Head Comparison: Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) vs. Tidewater (NYSE:TDW)

Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) and Tidewater (NYSE:TDW) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Innovex International and Tidewater, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innovex International	0	2	3	1	2.83
Tidewater	0	5	4	1	2.60

Innovex International currently has a consensus target price of $32.75, indicating a potential upside of 18.07%. Tidewater has a consensus target price of $98.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.95%. Given Tidewater’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tidewater is more favorable than Innovex International.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.1% of Tidewater shares are held by institutional investors. 34.9% of Innovex International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Tidewater shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Innovex International and Tidewater”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Innovex International	$997.53 million	1.94	$83.30 million	$0.89	31.17
Tidewater	$1.35 billion	3.04	$334.66 million	$4.94	16.72

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

Volatility and Risk

Innovex International has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tidewater has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Innovex International and Tidewater’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innovex International	6.17%	7.12%	5.80%
Tidewater	18.34%	5.36%	3.05%

Summary

Tidewater beats Innovex International on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Innovex International

Innovex International, Inc. engages in the provision of solutions for both onshore and offshore applications within the oil and gas industry. The company was founded on September 15, 2016 and is headquartered in Humble, TX.

About Tidewater

Tidewater Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides offshore support vessels and marine support services to the offshore energy industry through the operation of a fleet of marine service vessels worldwide. It provides services in support of offshore oil and gas exploration, field development, and production, as well as windfarm development and maintenance, including towing of and anchor handling for mobile offshore drilling units; transporting supplies and personnel necessary to sustain drilling, workover, and production activities; offshore construction, and seismic and subsea support; geotechnical survey support for windfarm construction; and various specialized services, such as pipe and cable laying. The company operates anchor handling towing supply vessels, platform supply vessels, crew boats, utility vessels, and offshore tugs. The company serves integrated and independent oil and gas exploration, field development, and production companies; mid-sized and smaller independent exploration and production companies; foreign government-owned or government-controlled organizations, and other related companies; offshore drilling contractors; and other companies, such as offshore construction, windfarm development, diving, and well stimulation companies. Tidewater Inc. was incorporated in 1956 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.