OII Oceaneering International, Inc.

bearish · high conviction track record → $38.23 -0.06 (-0.2%)
Mkt Cap $4B P/E 11.5 fwd 18.5 52wk $18.80 - $40.12 11d ago
Insider selling: $2,881,482 sold by 11 insiders (30d)
Est. revisions: -2.2% (1 up, 1 down in 30d)
Backed by structured data (insider trades, analyst ratings, or filings)
Factor Model (net +0.3)

Factor Model

net +0.3 2.1 / 10
Est. Revisions
-0.1
Insider Activity
+0.0
Momentum
+0.5
Analyst Rev.
+0.0
Narrative Gap
+0.5

OII short interest jumps 22% amid selling

Watch: Monitor next quarterly earnings and any insider trade disclosure to gauge if operational improvements offset bearish positioning.

Short interest rose 22.1% to 5,473,019 shares, now 7.6% of the float, with 4.5 days to cover. This increase comes amid insider selling with two distinct sellers offloading $2.88M and moderate institutional positions by Renaissance and Citadel. Price trends are mixed with a slight pullback over one week and accelerating revenue growth at 2.7% YoY.

Rising short interest combined with insider selling highlights growing bearish sentiment, posing headwinds for near-term price performance despite improving operational metrics.

Evidence

11d ago Short interest surged 22% to 5,473,019 shares
23d ago Barclays main OII: Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
31d ago TD Cowen main OII: Hold → Hold
Fundamentals & Data ▾
Oceaneering International, Inc. Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Mkt Cap
$4B
P/E
11.5 fwd 18.5
Beta
1.17
52w Range
$18.80 - $40.12
Short Interest
4.5M 6.22%
Days to Cover
3.6 -0%
Technicals mixed
vs 20d MA
+0.6%
from 52w Hi
-2.1%
Vol (20d)
23%
1w return
-0.7%
1m return
+6.2%
Vol ratio
1.1x
Insiders
selling 0B / 3S
Analysts
mixed
EPS Estimate
$0.44 -2.2% 30d 1up / 1dn
Est. Dispersion
13% 3 analysts
Analyst Target
$35 $31 - $39
Options P/C
0.21
Insider Cluster
strong sell 0B / 2S
Fund Convergence
moderate Renaissance, Citadel
Financials
Revenue
$692M +3% YoY
FCF
$-77M
Gross Margin
18%
Op Margin
8%
Momentum: accelerating
Top Holders
Renaissance $3M
Citadel $2M
Recent Filings & Data
insider trade 11
net selling · $2,881,482 sold
11 insiders · 11 transactions (30d)
Recent transactions
JENKINS ROGER W · award
MCDONALD MARTIN J · sell · $2,690,132
LARSON RODERICK A · sell · $191,350
MURPHY PAUL B JR · award
MCEVOY MICHAEL KEVIN · award
WEBSTER STEVEN ALAN · award
PODDAR REEMA · award
BEACHY KAREN H · award
GOODWIN DEANNA L. · award
BERRY WILLIAM B · award
REINHARDSEN JON ERIK · award
Track Record (1/1 correct) ▾

Direction History

1/1 correct at 5 days
2026-05-21 bearish -0.7%
7 signals · latest 11d ago

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