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
APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.
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.
APA has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nabors Industries has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
APA presently has a consensus target price of $23.72, indicating a potential upside of 3.23%. Nabors Industries has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.30%. Given Nabors Industries' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nabors Industries is more favorable than APA.
APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Nabors Industries' net margin of -3.51%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Nabors Industries' return on equity.
In the previous week, APA had 29 more articles in the media than Nabors Industries. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for APA and 7 mentions for Nabors Industries. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Nabors Industries' score of 0.64 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of Nabors Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Nabors Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
APA beats Nabors Industries on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NBR) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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