Petrofac (OTCMKTS:POFCY) vs. Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) Critical Survey

Petrofac (OTCMKTS:POFCY) and Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Petrofac has a beta of 2.99, indicating that its share price is 199% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oceaneering International has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.9% of Oceaneering International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Oceaneering International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Petrofac	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oceaneering International	12.71%	21.58%	7.96%

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Petrofac	0	0	0	0	0.00
Oceaneering International	0	4	1	1	2.50

Oceaneering International has a consensus target price of $30.33, indicating a potential downside of 14.43%. Given Oceaneering International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oceaneering International is more favorable than Petrofac.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Petrofac	$2.50 billion	0.00	-$505.00 million	N/A	N/A
Oceaneering International	$2.78 billion	1.27	$353.76 million	$3.50	10.13

Oceaneering International has higher revenue and earnings than Petrofac.

Summary

Oceaneering International beats Petrofac on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Petrofac

Petrofac Limited designs, builds, manages, and maintains infrastructure for the energy industries in the United Kingdom, Algeria, Thailand, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Engineering & Construction (E&C); Asset Solutions; and Integrated Energy Services (IES). The E&C segment provides onshore and offshore engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning services. The Asset Solutions segment offers concept, feasibility, and front-end engineering design services, as well as manages and maintains onshore and offshore operations. The IES segment focuses on delivering value from the existing asset portfolio. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in St Helier, Jersey.

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.