How to buy Oceaneering International stock | $7.65

Oceaneering International, Inc is an oil & gas equipment & services business based in the US. Oceaneering International shares (OII) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Oceaneering International employs 9,100 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2 billion.

How to buy shares in Oceaneering International

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3. Search for Oceaneering International. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: OII. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Oceaneering International reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$7.65, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Oceaneering International, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Oceaneering International. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Oceaneering International share price

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Oceaneering International shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-11-30.

Latest market close	USD$7.65
52-week range	USD$2.01 - USD$15.995
50-day moving average	USD$4.9262
200-day moving average	USD$5.3893
Wall St. target price	USD$7.27
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-1.939

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Oceaneering International price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $7.65 from 2020-12-09

1 week (2021-01-08)	-26.58%
1 month (2020-12-17)	-12.17%
3 months (2020-10-16)	99.22%
6 months (2020-07-16)	26.24%

1 year (2020-01-16)	-48.83%
2 years (2019-01-16)	-50.29%
3 years (2018-01-16)	22.13
5 years (2016-01-15)	32.33

Is Oceaneering International under- or over-valued?

Valuing Oceaneering International stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Oceaneering International's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Oceaneering International's PEG ratio

Oceaneering International's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 68.34. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Oceaneering International's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Oceaneering International's EBITDA

Oceaneering International's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$60.7 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Oceaneering International's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Oceaneering International financials

Revenue TTM	USD$2 billion
Gross profit TTM	USD$98.2 million
Return on assets TTM	-2.9%
Return on equity TTM	-78.89%
Profit margin	-37.4%
Book value	$5.572
Market capitalisation	USD$667.3 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Oceaneering International shares

There are currently 3.0 million Oceaneering International shares held short by investors – that's known as Oceaneering International's "short interest". This figure is 11.4% down from 3.4 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Oceaneering International shares can be evaluated.

Oceaneering International's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Oceaneering International's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Oceaneering International shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Oceaneering International shares traded daily (recently around 1.1 million). Oceaneering International's SIR currently stands at 2.64. In other words for every 100,000 Oceaneering International shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2640 shares are currently held short.

However Oceaneering International's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Oceaneering International shares, or, against the total number of tradable Oceaneering International shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Oceaneering International's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Oceaneering International shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0483% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Oceaneering International shares, roughly 48 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Oceaneering International.

Find out more about how you can short Oceaneering International stock.

Oceaneering International share dividends

We're not expecting Oceaneering International to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Oceaneering International's shares ever split?

Oceaneering International's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 13 June 2011. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Oceaneering International shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Oceaneering International shares which in turn could have impacted Oceaneering International's share price.

Oceaneering International share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Oceaneering International's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.01 up to $15.995. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Oceaneering International's is 3.4284. This would suggest that Oceaneering International's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Oceaneering International overview

Oceaneering International, Inc. provides engineered services and products to the offshore oil and gas industry, as well as to defense, aerospace, and commercial theme park industries worldwide. The company's Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) segment offers submersible vehicles for drill support, vessel-based inspection, maintenance and repair, installation and construction support, pipeline inspection and surveys, and subsea production facility operation and maintenance services. As of December 31, 2019, this segment owned 250 work-class ROVs. The company's Subsea Products segment constructs various specialty subsea hardware products, including subsea umbilicals utilizing steel tubes, thermoplastic hoses, and termination assemblies; tooling, ROV tooling, and subsea work packages; production control equipment; installation and workover control systems; clamp connectors; pipeline connector and repair systems; subsea and topside control valves; and subsea chemical injection valves, as well as offers riserless light well intervention services. Its Subsea Projects segment performs subsea oilfield hardware installation and inspection, maintenance, and repair services; serves shallow water projects; and performs subsea intervention and hardware installation services, such as subsea well tie-backs, pipeline/flow line tie-ins and repairs, pipeline crossing, and umbilical and other subsea equipment installations, and subsea intervention services. The company's Asset Integrity segment offers asset integrity services for the safety of customers' facilities onshore and offshore; third-party inspections to customers in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation industries; and first-pass integrity evaluation and assessment, and nondestructive testing services. Its Advanced Technologies segment provides project management, engineering services, and equipment for applications in non-energy industries. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Oceaneering International is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.599% of Oceaneering International shares are held by insiders and 85.831% by institutions.

• How many people work for Oceaneering International?

  Latest data suggests 9,100 work at Oceaneering International.

• When does the fiscal year end for Oceaneering International?

  Oceaneering International's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Oceaneering International based?

  Oceaneering International's address is: 11911 FM 529, Houston, TX, United States, 77041

• What is Oceaneering International's ISIN number?

  Oceaneering International's international securities identification number is: US6752321025

• What is Oceaneering International's CUSIP number?

  Oceaneering International's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 675232102