Nabors Industries (NBR) Competitors $35.80 -0.25 (-0.69%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.14 -0.66 (-1.84%) As of 06:02 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NBR vs. APA, PTEN, HAL, HP, LBRT, MUR, OII, PDS, PUMP, and RESShould you be buying Nabors Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nabors Industries include APA (APA), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Halliburton (HAL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Murphy Oil (MUR), Oceaneering International (OII), Precision Drilling (PDS), ProPetro (PUMP), and RPC (RES). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Nabors Industries vs. Its Competitors APA Patterson-UTI Energy Halliburton Helmerich & Payne Liberty Energy Murphy Oil Oceaneering International Precision Drilling ProPetro RPC APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, APA or NBR? APA has higher revenue and earnings than Nabors Industries. Nabors Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$10.06B0.80$804M$2.997.48Nabors Industries$2.97B0.19-$176.08M-$14.06-2.55 Does the media prefer APA or NBR? In the previous week, APA had 31 more articles in the media than Nabors Industries. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for APA and 10 mentions for Nabors Industries. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Nabors Industries' score of 0.65 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 16 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nabors Industries 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is APA or NBR more profitable? APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Nabors Industries' net margin of -3.51%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Nabors Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA10.53% 20.98% 7.21% Nabors Industries -3.51%-35.99%-4.08% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in APA or NBR? 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of Nabors Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Nabors Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, APA or NBR? APA has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nabors Industries has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer APA or NBR? APA currently has a consensus price target of $23.94, indicating a potential upside of 7.09%. Nabors Industries has a consensus price target of $42.13, indicating a potential upside of 17.67%. Given Nabors Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nabors Industries is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 3 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Nabors Industries 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 SummaryAPA beats Nabors Industries on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nabors Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NBR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NBR 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 NBR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNabors IndustriesOIL&GAS IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$563.49M$2.37B$8.03B$21.09BDividend YieldN/A4.76%10.93%3.55%P/E Ratio-2.558.5973.1128.89Price / Sales0.191.1224,683.8053.01Price / Cash0.713.9835.3118.23Price / Book0.810.983.914.69Net Income-$176.08M$36.81M$4.27B$995.89M7 Day Performance12.94%6.91%1.64%1.91%1 Month Performance8.29%6.25%0.83%1.73%1 Year Performance-55.49%-17.38%8.03%10.20% Nabors Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBRNabors Industries2.1504 of 5 stars$35.80-0.7%$42.13+17.7%-55.1%$563.49M$2.97B-2.5512,400APAAPA2.7156 of 5 stars$20.41-0.3%$23.72+16.2%-24.0%$7.33B$9.74B6.832,305Analyst RevisionPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.2903 of 5 stars$5.39+0.2%$8.27+53.5%-37.6%$2.07B$5.02B-1.959,200Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.9308 of 5 stars$21.35+1.1%$31.00+45.2%-29.9%$18.01B$22.94B9.9848,000Positive NewsHPHelmerich & Payne4.0879 of 5 stars$17.58-0.6%$22.10+25.7%-43.5%$1.76B$2.76B-53.276,200Positive NewsLBRTLiberty Energy4.8306 of 5 stars$10.92-0.5%$15.05+37.9%-45.1%$1.78B$4.32B8.405,700MURMurphy Oil4.918 of 5 stars$22.36-2.7%$29.69+32.8%-37.2%$3.28B$3.03B11.59690Gap DownOIIOceaneering International3.1703 of 5 stars$22.88+2.2%$28.25+23.5%-10.7%$2.24B$2.66B11.5610,400News CoveragePositive NewsPDSPrecision Drilling4.3564 of 5 stars$54.33+0.6%$87.00+60.1%-20.9%$714.11M$1.39B11.445,504Positive NewsPUMPProPetro3.4593 of 5 stars$4.84+1.0%$8.80+81.8%-39.4%$498M$1.44B36.851,900News CoveragePositive NewsRESRPC2.1922 of 5 stars$4.44+1.3%$4.69+5.7%-26.6%$966.07M$1.42B17.062,597News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors PTEN Competitors HAL Competitors HP Competitors LBRT Competitors MUR Competitors OII Competitors PDS Competitors PUMP Competitors RES 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:NBR) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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