Noble (NE) Competitors

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NE vs. CHRD, HAL, MGY, MTDR, and MUR

Should you buy Noble stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Noble with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Noble include Chord Energy (CHRD), Halliburton (HAL), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), and Murphy Oil (MUR). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

How does Noble compare to Chord Energy?

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Noble (NYSE:NE) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

Noble has a net margin of 7.17% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of -1.25%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 7.06% beat Noble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	-1.25%	7.06%	4.39%
Noble	7.17%	2.32%	1.40%

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Chord Energy pays out -460.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Noble pays out 139.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $156.69, indicating a potential upside of 8.83%. Noble has a consensus price target of $45.38, indicating a potential downside of 12.80%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Noble.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Noble	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Chord Energy and 5 mentions for Noble. Noble's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.91 indicating that Noble is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Noble	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Noble has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chord Energy. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chord Energy	$4.88B	1.66	$44.46M	-$1.13	N/A
Noble	$3.29B	2.53	$216.72M	$1.43	36.39

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Noble shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Noble shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noble has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Noble on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noble compare to Halliburton?

Noble (NYSE:NE) and Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Noble presently has a consensus price target of $45.38, suggesting a potential downside of 12.80%. Halliburton has a consensus price target of $42.86, suggesting a potential upside of 3.28%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Noble.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noble	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Halliburton	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Noble has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Halliburton has higher revenue and earnings than Noble. Halliburton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noble	$3.29B	2.53	$216.72M	$1.43	36.39
Halliburton	$22.18B	1.56	$1.28B	$1.82	22.80

Noble has a net margin of 7.17% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 6.95%. Halliburton's return on equity of 19.04% beat Noble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noble	7.17%	2.32%	1.40%
Halliburton	6.95%	19.04%	7.96%

Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Noble pays out 139.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Halliburton pays out 37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halliburton has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

68.1% of Noble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Noble shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Halliburton had 17 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Halliburton and 5 mentions for Noble. Noble's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Halliburton's score of 0.74 indicating that Noble is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Noble	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Halliburton	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Halliburton beats Noble on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noble compare to Magnolia Oil & Gas?

Noble (NYSE:NE) and Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 24.40% compared to Noble's net margin of 7.17%. Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity of 16.28% beat Noble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noble	7.17%	2.32%	1.40%
Magnolia Oil & Gas	24.40%	16.28%	11.26%

Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Noble pays out 139.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Magnolia Oil & Gas has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 15 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 5 mentions for Noble. Magnolia Oil & Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Noble's score of 0.98 indicating that Magnolia Oil & Gas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Noble	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Magnolia Oil & Gas	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Noble has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Magnolia Oil & Gas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Noble. Magnolia Oil & Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noble	$3.29B	2.53	$216.72M	$1.43	36.39
Magnolia Oil & Gas	$1.31B	4.13	$325.25M	$1.72	17.03

68.1% of Noble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Noble shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Noble presently has a consensus price target of $45.38, indicating a potential downside of 12.80%. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.86%. Given Magnolia Oil & Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Magnolia Oil & Gas is more favorable than Noble.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noble	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Magnolia Oil & Gas	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats Noble on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noble compare to Matador Resources?

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) and Noble (NYSE:NE) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Matador Resources pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Noble pays out 139.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Matador Resources has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Matador Resources had 19 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Matador Resources and 5 mentions for Noble. Noble's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Matador Resources' score of 0.50 indicating that Noble is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Matador Resources	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Noble	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Matador Resources has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noble has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

92.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Noble shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Matador Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Noble shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Matador Resources currently has a consensus price target of $65.23, suggesting a potential upside of 15.21%. Noble has a consensus price target of $45.38, suggesting a potential downside of 12.80%. Given Matador Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Matador Resources is more favorable than Noble.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Matador Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Noble	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

Matador Resources has a net margin of 14.41% compared to Noble's net margin of 7.17%. Matador Resources' return on equity of 11.20% beat Noble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Matador Resources	14.41%	11.20%	5.62%
Noble	7.17%	2.32%	1.40%

Matador Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Noble. Matador Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Matador Resources	$3.70B	1.90	$759.22M	$3.89	14.56
Noble	$3.29B	2.53	$216.72M	$1.43	36.39

Summary

Matador Resources beats Noble on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noble compare to Murphy Oil?

Noble (NYSE:NE) and Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Noble has higher revenue and earnings than Murphy Oil. Noble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy Oil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noble	$3.29B	2.53	$216.72M	$1.43	36.39
Murphy Oil	$2.72B	2.00	$104.23M	$0.59	64.45

Noble has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Noble pays out 139.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Murphy Oil pays out 237.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Murphy Oil has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Noble is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Murphy Oil had 11 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Murphy Oil and 5 mentions for Noble. Noble's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.65 indicating that Noble is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Noble	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Murphy Oil	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

68.1% of Noble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Noble shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Murphy Oil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Noble currently has a consensus target price of $45.38, indicating a potential downside of 12.80%. Murphy Oil has a consensus target price of $35.73, indicating a potential downside of 6.04%. Given Murphy Oil's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Murphy Oil is more favorable than Noble.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noble	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Murphy Oil	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07

Noble has a net margin of 7.17% compared to Murphy Oil's net margin of 3.02%. Murphy Oil's return on equity of 3.09% beat Noble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noble	7.17%	2.32%	1.40%
Murphy Oil	3.02%	3.09%	1.65%

Summary

Noble beats Murphy Oil on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Noble	OIL&GAS Industry	Energy Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$8.30B	$4.24B	$10.57B	$23.18B
Dividend Yield	3.85%	3.21%	10.23%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	77.61	10.83	21.11	30.65
Price / Sales	2.53	1.97	1,003.92	14.66
Price / Cash	12.07	8.94	38.74	25.12
Price / Book	1.81	1.67	4.66	4.74
Net Income	$216.72M	-$58.71M	$4.24B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-4.28%	-5.61%	-0.26%	1.45%
1 Month Performance	4.92%	5.05%	2.28%	1.58%
1 Year Performance	121.28%	143.98%	54.41%	28.44%

Noble Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NE Noble	3.2725 of 5 stars	$52.03 +0.1%	$45.38 -12.8%	+121.3%	$8.30B	$3.29B	77.61	4,500
CHRD Chord Energy	3.5166 of 5 stars	$143.09 +0.7%	$156.15 +9.1%	+60.6%	$8.06B	$4.88B	N/A	530	Analyst Forecast
HAL Halliburton	3.984 of 5 stars	$41.37 +0.9%	$42.05 +1.6%	+108.4%	$34.52B	$22.17B	22.71	46,000	Dividend Announcement
MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas	3.4828 of 5 stars	$28.80 +0.7%	$31.00 +7.7%	+35.1%	$5.37B	$1.32B	16.74	210	Analyst Revision
MTDR Matador Resources	4.5375 of 5 stars	$57.94 +1.1%	$63.46 +9.5%	+30.4%	$7.20B	$3.70B	14.90	290	Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision

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