NBR vs. APA, PTEN, HAL, HP, LBRT, MUR, OII, PDS, PUMP, and RES
Should you be buying Nabors Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nabors Industries include APA (APA), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Murphy Oil (MUR), Oceaneering International (OII), Precision Drilling (PDS), ProPetro (PUMP), and RPC (RES). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Nabors Industries vs. Its Competitors
Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
81.9% of Nabors Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Nabors Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Nabors Industries' net margin of -3.51%. APA's return on equity of 21.46% beat Nabors Industries' return on equity.
APA has higher revenue and earnings than Nabors Industries. Nabors Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, APA had 21 more articles in the media than Nabors Industries. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for APA and 7 mentions for Nabors Industries. Nabors Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat APA's score of 0.90 indicating that Nabors Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Nabors Industries presently has a consensus price target of $41.63, suggesting a potential upside of 22.42%. APA has a consensus price target of $23.59, suggesting a potential upside of 18.74%. Given Nabors Industries' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nabors Industries is more favorable than APA.
Nabors Industries has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
APA beats Nabors Industries on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NBR) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
