NOV (NOV) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to HAL or NOV?

In the previous week, NOV had 11 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for NOV and 27 mentions for Halliburton. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat NOV's score of 0.71 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Halliburton	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NOV	14 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of NOV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, HAL or NOV?

Halliburton has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOV has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HAL or NOV 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
Halliburton	10.90%	26.03%	10.50%
NOV	7.16%	9.88%	5.60%

Is HAL or NOV a better dividend stock?

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and NOV has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Halliburton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger valuation and 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	0.76	$2.50B	$2.39	8.35
NOV	$8.82B	0.51	$635M	$1.50	8.06

Do analysts rate HAL or NOV?

Halliburton presently has a consensus price target of $33.53, indicating a potential upside of 68.01%. NOV has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.81%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HAL or NOV?

Halliburton received 875 more outperform votes than NOV when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.43% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 61.93% of users gave NOV an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Halliburton	Outperform Votes 1952 80.43%	Underperform Votes 475 19.57%
NOV	Outperform Votes 1077 61.93%	Underperform Votes 662 38.07%

Summary

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