Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI) Competitors

Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) and INNOVATE (NYSE:HCHC) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GIFI or HCHC?

46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.5% of INNOVATE shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of INNOVATE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GIFI or HCHC more profitable?

INNOVATE has a net margin of -3.10% compared to Gulf Island Fabrication's net margin of -14.27%. INNOVATE's return on equity of -15.62% beat Gulf Island Fabrication's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Island Fabrication	-14.27%	-22.11%	-14.65%
INNOVATE	-3.10%	-15.62%	-1.13%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GIFI or HCHC?

INNOVATE received 79 more outperform votes than Gulf Island Fabrication when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.10% of users gave Gulf Island Fabrication an outperform vote while only 55.17% of users gave INNOVATE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gulf Island Fabrication	Outperform Votes 193 66.10%	Underperform Votes 99 33.90%
INNOVATE	Outperform Votes 272 55.17%	Underperform Votes 221 44.83%

Which has more volatility and risk, GIFI or HCHC?

Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INNOVATE has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GIFI or HCHC?

In the previous week, Gulf Island Fabrication had 2 more articles in the media than INNOVATE. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication and 0 mentions for INNOVATE. Gulf Island Fabrication's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat INNOVATE's score of 0.32 indicating that Gulf Island Fabrication is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gulf Island Fabrication	Positive
INNOVATE	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GIFI or HCHC?

Gulf Island Fabrication has higher earnings, but lower revenue than INNOVATE.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gulf Island Fabrication	$151.07M	0.73	-$24.40M	-$1.17	-5.78
INNOVATE	$1.01B	0.05	-$92M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer GIFI or HCHC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulf Island Fabrication	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
INNOVATE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

INNOVATE beats Gulf Island Fabrication on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.