Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Oceaneering International, Inc shares valued at $242,500 were sold by MURPHY PAUL B JR on Sep 02 ’25. At $24.25 per share, MURPHY PAUL B JR sold 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 74,340 shares worth approximately $1.8 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Paul B. Murphy Jr. purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 244,000 in proceeds.
Before that, Curtis Alan R had sold 14,840 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $361,474, the SVP and CFO traded Oceaneering International, Inc shares for $24.36 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 14,840 shares, worth approximately $3.77 million.
As published in a research note from Pickering Energy Partners on April 02, 2025, Oceaneering International, Inc [OII] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Neutral. Analysts at Citigroup downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 18, 2024, Barclays has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for OII. Earlier on January 19, 2023, The Benchmark Company initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for OII stock.
Analyzing OII Stock Performance
On last trading session, Oceaneering International, Inc [NYSE: OII] plunged -0.04% to $24.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $23.81, but it reached a high of $24.86 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.74%. Over the course of the year, Oceaneering International, Inc shares have jumped approximately 4.57%.
Is Oceaneering International, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Oceaneering International, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.11 million shares to 3.07 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.17 million shares. A decline of -3.54% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.47 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.47.
Which companies own the most shares of Oceaneering International, Inc (OII)?
In terms of Oceaneering International, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 22 in the next 12 months, down nearly -9.35% from the previous closing price of $24.27. Analysts anticipate Oceaneering International, Inc stock to reach 22 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 22. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Oceaneering International, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 06, 2022, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $10.
