This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Noble (NE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NE vs. VAL, RIG, PTEN, SDRL, HP, PDS, NBR, BORR, FSLR, and FTIShould you be buying Noble stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Noble include Valaris (VAL), Transocean (RIG), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Seadrill (SDRL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Precision Drilling (PDS), Nabors Industries (NBR), Borr Drilling (BORR), First Solar (FSLR), and TechnipFMC (FTI). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Noble vs. Its Competitors Valaris Transocean Patterson-UTI Energy Seadrill Helmerich & Payne Precision Drilling Nabors Industries Borr Drilling First Solar TechnipFMC Noble (NYSE:NE) and Valaris (NYSE:VAL) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NE or VAL? 68.1% of Noble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Valaris shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Noble shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Valaris shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, NE or VAL? Noble has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valaris has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, NE or VAL? Noble has higher revenue and earnings than Valaris. Noble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valaris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNoble$3.06B1.47$448.35M$2.999.49Valaris$2.36B1.36$373.40M$4.2610.61 Do analysts rate NE or VAL? Noble presently has a consensus price target of $36.43, suggesting a potential upside of 28.31%. Valaris has a consensus price target of $51.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.35%. Given Noble's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Noble is more favorable than Valaris.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Noble 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Valaris 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Is NE or VAL more profitable? Noble has a net margin of 13.99% compared to Valaris' net margin of 12.61%. Valaris' return on equity of 14.14% beat Noble's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Noble13.99% 7.29% 4.45% Valaris 12.61%14.14%7.06% Does the media prefer NE or VAL? In the previous week, Valaris had 5 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Valaris and 2 mentions for Noble. Valaris' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Noble's score of 0.00 indicating that Valaris is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Noble 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Valaris 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNoble and Valaris tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Noble News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNobleOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.36B$2.21B$7.61B$20.64BDividend Yield7.29%4.84%10.93%3.77%P/E Ratio9.425.9056.8428.03Price / Sales1.471.0621,488.9837.85Price / Cash6.135.2736.1321.91Price / Book0.980.793.314.59Net Income$448.35M$36.81M$4.20B$984.95M Noble Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NENoble4.5397 of 5 stars$28.39-16.4%$36.43+28.3%-36.6%$4.36B$3.06B9.425,000Analyst ForecastVALValaris2.0068 of 5 stars$43.36-4.5%$49.67+14.5%-38.3%$3.23B$2.36B10.665,642Analyst ForecastRIGTransocean4.362 of 5 stars$2.79-4.1%$4.58+64.2%-45.6%$2.57B$3.52B-2.945,800PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.5708 of 5 stars$6.04-4.9%$9.50+57.3%-36.9%$2.45B$5.38B-2.329,200Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSDRLSeadrill3.8851 of 5 stars$26.70-4.7%$51.00+91.0%-43.2%$1.74B$1.39B5.053,300HPHelmerich & Payne4.6972 of 5 stars$16.33-4.6%$27.45+68.2%-53.5%$1.70B$2.76B7.466,200Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPDSPrecision Drilling2.9443 of 5 stars$48.02-5.0%$112.00+133.2%-27.3%$674.68M$1.39B9.555,504News CoverageAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeNBRNabors Industries2.9702 of 5 stars$30.53-6.4%$42.86+40.4%-55.4%$511.98M$2.93B-1.9512,400Analyst ForecastBORRBorr Drilling3.4492 of 5 stars$2.01-3.4%$9.00+347.8%-66.4%$497.76M$1.01B10.952,719Trending NewsGap UpFSLRFirst Solar4.9684 of 5 stars$144.67-0.2%$229.19+58.4%-21.3%$15.55B$4.21B12.308,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpFTITechnipFMC3.0079 of 5 stars$34.13-2.9%$36.46+6.8%+32.2%$14.74B$9.08B17.9625,304Analyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Valaris Alternatives Transocean Alternatives Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives Seadrill Alternatives Helmerich & Payne Alternatives Precision Drilling Alternatives Nabors Industries Alternatives Borr Drilling Alternatives First Solar Alternatives TechnipFMC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NE) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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