NOV (NOV) Competitors

NOV (NYSE:NOV) 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 valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.

Is NOV or HAL more profitable?

Halliburton has a net margin of 10.90% compared to NOV's net margin of 7.16%. Halliburton's return on equity of 26.03% beat NOV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NOV	7.16%	9.88%	5.60%
Halliburton	10.90%	26.03%	10.50%

Does the media prefer NOV or HAL?

In the previous week, NOV had 4 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for NOV and 33 mentions for Halliburton. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat NOV's score of 0.30 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NOV	7 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Halliburton	9 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NOV or HAL?

Halliburton received 876 more outperform votes than NOV when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.44% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 61.90% of users gave NOV an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NOV	Outperform Votes 1077 61.90%	Underperform Votes 663 38.10%
Halliburton	Outperform Votes 1953 80.44%	Underperform Votes 475 19.56%

Which has better valuation and earnings, NOV or HAL?

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
NOV	$8.82B	0.57	$635M	$1.50	8.93
Halliburton	$22.56B	0.85	$2.50B	$2.39	9.29

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

93.3% of NOV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of NOV shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NOV or HAL a better dividend stock?

NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. NOV pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halliburton pays out 28.5% 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. NOV has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Halliburton has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Halliburton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer NOV or HAL?

NOV presently has a consensus target price of $17.44, indicating a potential upside of 30.11%. Halliburton has a consensus target price of $33.58, indicating a potential upside of 51.19%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than NOV.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, NOV or HAL?

NOV has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Halliburton beats NOV on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.