Go Pro

Noble (NE) Competitors

Noble logo
$37.90 -0.09 (-0.23%)
Closing price 07/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$38.00 +0.10 (+0.26%)
As of 07/2/2026 04:40 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.

NE vs. CHRD, HAL, MTDR, NBR, and NOV

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), Matador Resources (MTDR), Nabors Industries (NBR), and NOV (NOV). 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

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 presently has a consensus target price of $157.08, suggesting a potential upside of 38.61%. Noble has a consensus target price of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.41%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Noble
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18

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

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noble has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Chord Energy$4.88B1.31$44.46M-$1.13N/A
Noble$3.29B1.84$216.72M$1.4326.50

In the previous week, Chord Energy and Chord Energy both had 3 articles in the media. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Noble's score of 0.03 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Noble on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noble compare to Halliburton?

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

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

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
Halliburton6.95% 19.04% 7.96%
Noble 7.17%2.32%1.40%

Halliburton currently has a consensus target price of $43.32, suggesting a potential upside of 31.33%. Noble has a consensus target price of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.41%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Noble.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Halliburton$22.18B1.24$1.28B$1.8218.12
Noble$3.29B1.84$216.72M$1.4326.50

Halliburton has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noble has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Halliburton pays out 37.4% 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. Halliburton has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Halliburton had 16 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Halliburton and 3 mentions for Noble. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Noble's score of 0.03 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Halliburton
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Noble
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Halliburton beats Noble on 13 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 companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Matador Resources has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noble has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Matador Resources currently has a consensus price target of $64.38, suggesting a potential upside of 28.37%. Noble has a consensus price target of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.41%. Given Matador Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Noble
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18

In the previous week, Matador Resources had 8 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Matador Resources and 3 mentions for Noble. Matador Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Noble's score of 0.03 indicating that Matador Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Matador Resources$3.70B1.69$759.22M$3.8912.89
Noble$3.29B1.84$216.72M$1.4326.50

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 Resources14.41% 11.20% 5.62%
Noble 7.17%2.32%1.40%

Summary

Matador Resources beats Noble on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noble compare to Nabors Industries?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nabors Industries$3.21B0.36$286.62M$12.776.10
Noble$3.29B1.84$216.72M$1.4326.50

Nabors Industries has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noble has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

81.9% of Nabors Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Noble shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Nabors Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Noble shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Nabors Industries has a net margin of 7.32% compared to Noble's net margin of 7.17%. Noble's return on equity of 2.32% beat Nabors Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nabors Industries7.32% -8.66% -1.59%
Noble 7.17%2.32%1.40%

Nabors Industries currently has a consensus target price of $103.43, indicating a potential upside of 32.82%. Noble has a consensus target price of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.41%. Given Nabors Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nabors Industries is more favorable than Noble.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nabors Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Noble
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18

In the previous week, Nabors Industries had 14 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Nabors Industries and 3 mentions for Noble. Nabors Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Noble's score of 0.03 indicating that Nabors Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nabors Industries
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Noble
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Nabors Industries beats Noble on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noble compare to NOV?

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

Noble presently has a consensus target price of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.41%. NOV has a consensus target price of $20.57, suggesting a potential upside of 14.13%. Given Noble's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Noble is more favorable than NOV.

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
NOV
2 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.24

Noble has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

68.1% of Noble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Noble shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of NOV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Noble has a net margin of 7.17% compared to NOV's net margin of 1.05%. NOV's return on equity of 3.34% beat Noble's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Noble7.17% 2.32% 1.40%
NOV 1.05%3.34%1.90%

In the previous week, NOV had 6 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for NOV and 3 mentions for Noble. NOV's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Noble's score of 0.03 indicating that NOV is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Noble$3.29B1.84$216.72M$1.4326.50
NOV$8.74B0.74$145M$0.2475.10

Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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. NOV pays out 150.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NOV has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Noble is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

NOV beats Noble on 11 of the 20 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.

Subscribe Now
SMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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 Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

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

MetricNobleOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.06B$3.47B$9.73B$23.54B
Dividend Yield5.26%4.09%10.67%3.98%
P/E Ratio26.508.5218.3731.55
Price / Sales1.841.63688.8521.76
Price / Cash8.817.1637.9825.36
Price / Book1.321.374.094.81
Net Income$216.72M-$58.71M$4.25B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-1.11%-1.71%-0.16%0.56%
1 Month Performance-16.38%-12.07%-6.48%4.54%
1 Year Performance33.74%71.37%26.94%18.23%

Noble Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NE
Noble
3.848 of 5 stars
$37.90
-0.2%
$44.50
+17.4%
+33.7%$6.06B$3.29B26.504,500
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.1217 of 5 stars
$119.38
-0.5%
$157.54
+32.0%
+8.6%$6.72B$4.88BN/A530
HAL
Halliburton
4.9452 of 5 stars
$34.55
+1.9%
$43.27
+25.2%
+53.5%$28.94B$22.18B19.0446,000
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.9754 of 5 stars
$50.33
+0.5%
$65.08
+29.3%
-0.1%$6.25B$3.59B12.94290
NBR
Nabors Industries
4.3107 of 5 stars
$83.75
+2.3%
$103.43
+23.5%
+149.9%$1.24B$3.21B6.5713,900

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NYSE:NE) was last updated on 7/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
From Our Partners