Nabors Industries (NBR) Competitors $40.90 -0.75 (-1.80%) As of 02:45 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NBR or APA? 81.9% of Nabors Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of Nabors Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of APA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is NBR or APA 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 Nabors Industries-3.51% -35.99% -4.08% APA 10.53%20.98%7.21% Does the media refer more to NBR or APA? In the previous week, APA had 10 more articles in the media than Nabors Industries. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for APA and 17 mentions for Nabors Industries. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Nabors Industries' score of 0.15 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nabors Industries 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral APA 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, NBR or APA? 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 RatioNabors Industries$2.97B0.22-$176.08M-$14.06-2.99APA$9.74B0.91$804M$2.998.32 Do analysts prefer NBR or APA? Nabors Industries presently has a consensus target price of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.29%. APA has a consensus target price of $23.78, suggesting a potential downside of 4.39%. Given Nabors Industries' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nabors Industries is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nabors Industries 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75APA 3 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk and volatility, NBR or APA? Nabors Industries has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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. 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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$661.40M$2.46B$7.84B$21.53BDividend YieldN/A4.55%10.77%3.49%P/E Ratio-2.999.1639.9130.00Price / Sales0.221.18923.1851.62Price / Cash0.814.1836.1824.77Price / Book0.951.034.004.55Net Income-$176.08M$36.93M$4.28B$999.02M7 Day Performance-0.61%2.24%1.51%2.11%1 Month Performance29.07%14.74%4.63%5.37%1 Year Performance-38.32%-6.24%16.28%14.63% Nabors Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBRNabors Industries1.7025 of 5 stars$40.90-1.8%$43.00+5.1%-34.9%$651.16M$2.97B-2.9412,400Positive NewsInsider TradeAPAAPA2.552 of 5 stars$22.91+0.3%$23.78+3.8%+0.3%$8.17B$10.06B7.662,305Analyst ForecastPTENPatterson-UTI Energy3.9834 of 5 stars$5.41-2.3%$7.90+46.0%-30.9%$2.13B$5.38B-1.969,200Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.8615 of 5 stars$21.80-1.9%$32.05+47.0%-21.1%$18.95B$22.94B10.1948,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHPHelmerich & Payne3.779 of 5 stars$20.97-0.5%$22.20+5.9%-29.4%$2.10B$2.76B-63.556,200Analyst RevisionLBRTLiberty Energy4.4905 of 5 stars$10.89+1.9%$15.05+38.2%-44.2%$1.73B$4.32B8.385,700Positive NewsMURMurphy Oil4.6807 of 5 stars$26.14+1.3%$29.54+13.0%-19.0%$3.68B$3.03B13.54690Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOIIOceaneering International2.9354 of 5 stars$24.18-0.3%$27.00+11.7%+1.3%$2.43B$2.66B12.2110,400Positive NewsPDSPrecision Drilling4.3379 of 5 stars$57.73+0.3%$87.00+50.7%-9.6%$758.68M$1.85B12.155,504Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓PUMPProPetro3.5678 of 5 stars$4.69+0.6%$7.80+66.3%-37.0%$484.49M$1.44B-3.191,900RESRPC3.3139 of 5 stars$4.48+0.1%$4.69+4.7%-23.8%$985.92M$1.42B17.212,597Positive News 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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