Cal Dive International (OTCMKTS:CDVIQ – Get Rating) and Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Cal Dive International and Expro Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Get Cal Dive International alerts:Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Cal Dive International | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Expro Group | $825.76 million | 2.56 | -$131.89 million | ($1.14) | -17.06 |
Cal Dive International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Expro Group.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
88.1% of Expro Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Cal Dive International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Expro Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.Risk & Volatility
Cal Dive International has a beta of -0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expro Group has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Cal Dive International and Expro Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Cal Dive International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Expro Group | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Expro Group has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.31%.
Profitability
This table compares Cal Dive International and Expro Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Cal Dive International | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Expro Group | -10.15% | -0.91% | -0.63% |
About Cal Dive International
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Cal Dive International, Inc. provides manned diving, pipelay and pipe burial, platform installation and salvage services. It offers diving-support services such as construction, inspection, maintenance, repair, and decommissioning of offshore production and pipeline infrastructure on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf as well as in international offshore markets. The company was founded by Lad Handelman in 1975 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
About Expro Group
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Expro Group Holdings NV engages in the provision of energy services. Its products and services include well construction, well flow management, well intervention and integrity, and subsea well access. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
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