NOV (NOV) Competitors $13.69 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.72 +0.03 (+0.25%) As of 10/8/2025 07:53 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NOV vs. BKR, PTEN, FTI, HAL, MUR, NBR, OII, RES, SLB, and WHDShould you be buying NOV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NOV include Baker Hughes (BKR), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), TechnipFMC (FTI), Halliburton (HAL), Murphy Oil (MUR), Nabors Industries (NBR), Oceaneering International (OII), RPC (RES), Schlumberger (SLB), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. NOV vs. Its Competitors Baker Hughes Patterson-UTI Energy TechnipFMC Halliburton Murphy Oil Nabors Industries Oceaneering International RPC Schlumberger Cactus Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) and NOV (NYSE:NOV) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership. Is BKR or NOV more profitable? Baker Hughes has a net margin of 11.04% compared to NOV's net margin of 5.36%. Baker Hughes' return on equity of 14.56% beat NOV's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Baker Hughes11.04% 14.56% 6.53% NOV 5.36%7.25%4.15% Is BKR or NOV a better dividend stock? Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Baker Hughes pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NOV pays out 24.6% 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. Baker Hughes has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and NOV has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. NOV is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer BKR or NOV? In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 3 more articles in the media than NOV. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Baker Hughes and 29 mentions for NOV. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat NOV's score of 0.37 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Baker Hughes 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NOV 4 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate BKR or NOV? Baker Hughes presently has a consensus price target of $52.22, indicating a potential upside of 9.13%. NOV has a consensus price target of $16.31, indicating a potential upside of 19.16%. Given NOV's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NOV is more favorable than Baker Hughes.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Baker Hughes 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 22 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85NOV 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Which has more volatility & risk, BKR or NOV? Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BKR or NOV? Baker Hughes has higher revenue and earnings than NOV. NOV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baker Hughes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBaker Hughes$27.83B1.70$2.98B$3.0615.64NOV$8.87B0.57$635M$1.2211.22 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BKR or NOV? 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of NOV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBaker Hughes beats NOV on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NOV News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NOV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy 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 TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NOV 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 NOV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNOVOIL FLD MCH&EQP IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.08B$1.04B$7.98B$22.02BDividend Yield2.19%4.26%10.74%3.59%P/E Ratio11.2214.4378.7529.86Price / Sales0.571.141,546.5065.92Price / Cash5.455.8136.4624.43Price / Book0.831.144.824.64Net Income$635M$71.29M$4.28B$1.01B7 Day Performance3.20%0.59%1.68%0.44%1 Month Performance4.98%-1.18%5.95%3.13%1 Year Performance-14.12%8.79%17.94%15.30% NOV Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NOVNOV4.3557 of 5 stars$13.69flat$16.31+19.2%-14.8%$5.08B$8.87B11.2234,010Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeBKRBaker Hughes4.6084 of 5 stars$50.55+0.1%$52.32+3.5%+27.7%$49.84B$27.83B16.5257,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPTENPatterson-UTI Energy3.8134 of 5 stars$5.32-4.7%$7.90+48.5%-28.0%$2.05B$5.38B-1.939,200Analyst ForecastFTITechnipFMC3.7674 of 5 stars$39.99-0.9%$38.92-2.7%+40.2%$16.44B$9.08B18.8625,304Analyst ForecastHALHalliburton4.8206 of 5 stars$25.03-0.3%$31.37+25.3%-20.4%$21.34B$22.94B11.7048,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.0125 of 5 stars$28.97-3.5%$29.54+2.0%-13.6%$4.14B$3.03B15.01690Analyst ForecastNBRNabors Industries1.2311 of 5 stars$41.47-0.5%$44.00+6.1%-43.5%$652.72M$2.97B-2.9512,400OIIOceaneering International2.8924 of 5 stars$25.09-2.2%$27.00+7.6%-5.5%$2.51B$2.66B12.6710,400Analyst ForecastRESRPC2.9711 of 5 stars$4.85-0.5%$4.69-3.3%-31.6%$1.07B$1.42B18.642,597Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSLBSchlumberger4.8663 of 5 stars$35.11-1.2%$52.18+48.6%-23.0%$52.44B$36.29B12.02110,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWHDCactus4.523 of 5 stars$40.20-3.2%$50.75+26.2%-41.3%$3.21B$1.13B15.171,600Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BKR Competitors PTEN Competitors FTI Competitors HAL Competitors MUR Competitors NBR Competitors OII Competitors RES Competitors SLB Competitors WHD Competitors 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:NOV) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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