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NE vs. CHRD, PTEN, HAL, 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), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Matador Resources (MTDR), and Murphy Oil (MUR). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

How does Noble compare to Chord Energy?

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

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

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
Noble7.17% 2.32% 1.40%
Chord Energy -1.25%7.06%4.39%

Noble currently has a consensus target price of $43.13, indicating a potential downside of 0.42%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $152.38, indicating a potential upside of 10.14%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Noble.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Noble
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.09
Chord Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Chord Energy and 5 mentions for Noble. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Noble's score of 1.00 indicating that Chord Energy 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)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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 pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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 pays out -460.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Noble has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Noble$3.29B2.10$216.72M$1.4330.28
Chord Energy$4.88B1.60$44.46M-$1.13N/A

68.1% of Noble shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Noble shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Noble on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noble compare to Patterson-UTI Energy?

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

Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -129.0% 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.

Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus target price of $12.15, suggesting a potential upside of 19.12%. Noble has a consensus target price of $43.13, suggesting a potential downside of 0.42%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Noble.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Patterson-UTI Energy
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Noble
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.09

97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Noble shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Noble shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Noble has a net margin of 7.17% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -2.56%. Noble's return on equity of 2.32% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Patterson-UTI Energy-2.56% -2.32% -1.37%
Noble 7.17%2.32%1.40%

Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noble has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 22 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 5 mentions for Noble. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Noble's score of 1.00 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Patterson-UTI Energy
10 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Noble
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Noble has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI 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
Patterson-UTI Energy$4.83B0.80-$93.64M-$0.31N/A
Noble$3.29B2.10$216.72M$1.4330.28

Summary

Patterson-UTI Energy and Noble tied by winning 9 of the 18 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

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

Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 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. Halliburton pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halliburton has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Noble presently has a consensus target price of $43.13, indicating a potential downside of 0.42%. Halliburton has a consensus target price of $43.14, indicating a potential upside of 29.50%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Noble.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Noble
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.09
Halliburton
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.68

In the previous week, Halliburton had 66 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for Halliburton and 5 mentions for Noble. Noble's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Halliburton's score of 0.67 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)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Halliburton
30 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Noble has a net margin of 7.17% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 7.16%. Halliburton's return on equity of 18.71% beat Noble's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Noble7.17% 2.32% 1.40%
Halliburton 7.16%18.71%7.89%

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
Noble$3.29B2.10$216.72M$1.4330.28
Halliburton$22.37B1.24$1.28B$1.9117.44

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

Summary

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

How does Noble compare to Matador Resources?

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

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
Noble7.17% 2.32% 1.40%
Matador Resources 14.41%11.20%5.62%

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
Noble$3.29B2.10$216.72M$1.4330.28
Matador Resources$3.70B1.71$759.22M$3.8913.08

Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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 pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Matador Resources has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

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

68.1% of Noble shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Noble shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Matador Resources shares are owned 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.

Noble presently has a consensus target price of $43.13, indicating a potential downside of 0.42%. Matador Resources has a consensus target price of $64.08, indicating a potential upside of 25.93%. Given Matador Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Matador Resources is more favorable than Noble.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Noble
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.09
Matador Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69

In the previous week, Matador Resources had 26 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Matador Resources and 5 mentions for Noble. Noble's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Matador Resources' score of 0.73 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)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Matador Resources
18 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Matador Resources beats Noble on 14 of the 19 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 risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

In the previous week, Murphy Oil had 12 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Murphy Oil and 5 mentions for Noble. Noble's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Murphy Oil's score of -0.17 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)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Murphy Oil
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Noble has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Noble7.17% 2.32% 1.40%
Murphy Oil 3.02%3.09%1.65%

Noble presently has a consensus target price of $43.13, suggesting a potential downside of 0.42%. Murphy Oil has a consensus target price of $38.33, suggesting a potential downside of 1.61%. Given Noble's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Noble is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Noble
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.09
Murphy Oil
2 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Noble$3.29B2.10$216.72M$1.4330.28
Murphy Oil$2.72B2.05$104.23M$0.5966.04

Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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. 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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Noble is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Noble beats Murphy Oil on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NE vs. The Competition

MetricNobleOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.88B$3.72B$10.43B$23.47B
Dividend Yield4.64%3.63%11.37%4.21%
P/E Ratio30.288.8619.7630.72
Price / Sales2.101.44388.7985.51
Price / Cash10.007.6936.9931.69
Price / Book1.511.464.144.73
Net Income$216.72M-$58.64M$4.25B$1.07B
7 Day Performance4.33%2.17%1.47%-0.44%
1 Month Performance10.69%1.59%3.05%0.73%
1 Year Performance52.84%73.37%29.45%14.12%

Noble Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NE
Noble
3.1059 of 5 stars
$43.31
+0.5%
$43.13
-0.4%
+51.0%$6.88B$3.29B30.284,500
CHRD
Chord Energy
3.0527 of 5 stars
$124.15
+0.6%
$152.38
+22.7%
+26.2%$6.99B$5.33BN/A530
PTEN
Patterson-UTI Energy
4.1824 of 5 stars
$9.64
-2.1%
$12.15
+26.1%
+67.2%$3.66B$4.83BN/A7,900
HAL
Halliburton
4.8968 of 5 stars
$35.07
-0.5%
$43.27
+23.4%
+48.4%$29.29B$22.17B19.2746,000
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.9392 of 5 stars
$53.02
+0.7%
$64.08
+20.9%
+0.5%$6.58B$3.70B13.63290

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