NOV (NOV) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HAL or NOV?

85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of NOV shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of NOV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend HAL or NOV?

Halliburton presently has a consensus price target of $33.53, suggesting a potential upside of 54.64%. NOV has a consensus price target of $17.38, suggesting a potential upside of 31.73%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Halliburton is more favorable than NOV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Halliburton	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
NOV	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.26

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HAL or NOV?

Halliburton has higher revenue and earnings than NOV. NOV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halliburton, 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
Halliburton	$22.56B	0.83	$2.50B	$2.39	9.07
NOV	$8.87B	0.56	$635M	$1.50	8.79

Does the media favor HAL or NOV?

In the previous week, NOV had 13 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for NOV and 23 mentions for Halliburton. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat NOV's score of 0.33 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Halliburton	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NOV	5 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is HAL or NOV a better dividend stock?

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Halliburton pays out 28.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NOV pays out 20.0% 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. Halliburton has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and NOV has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Halliburton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is HAL or NOV more profitable?

Halliburton has a net margin of 9.31% compared to NOV's net margin of 6.68%. Halliburton's return on equity of 24.01% beat NOV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Halliburton	9.31%	24.01%	9.81%
NOV	6.68%	9.11%	5.19%

Which has more risk & volatility, HAL or NOV?

Halliburton has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Halliburton beats NOV on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.