NOA vs. LBRT, MNR, SDRL, TALO, KRP, ARIS, PARR, CLMT, ACDC, and DMLP
Should you be buying North American Construction Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of North American Construction Group include Liberty Energy (LBRT), Mach Natural Resources (MNR), Seadrill (SDRL), Talos Energy (TALO), Kimbell Royalty (KRP), Aris Water Solutions (ARIS), Par Pacific (PARR), Calumet (CLMT), ProFrac (ACDC), and Dorchester Minerals (DMLP). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
North American Construction Group vs. Its Competitors
Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) and North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
Liberty Energy has higher revenue and earnings than North American Construction Group. Liberty Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Construction Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Liberty Energy has a net margin of 6.03% compared to North American Construction Group's net margin of 3.24%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 23.70% beat Liberty Energy's return on equity.
Liberty Energy currently has a consensus target price of $17.23, suggesting a potential upside of 40.80%. Given Liberty Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Liberty Energy is more favorable than North American Construction Group.
98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of North American Construction Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Liberty Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of North American Construction Group shares are held 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.
In the previous week, Liberty Energy had 22 more articles in the media than North American Construction Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Liberty Energy and 0 mentions for North American Construction Group. North American Construction Group's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Liberty Energy's score of 0.17 indicating that North American Construction Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. North American Construction Group pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Liberty Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. North American Construction Group pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Liberty Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and North American Construction Group has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Liberty Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Liberty Energy beats North American Construction Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NOA) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
