Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Noble (NE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrends NE vs. PTEN, RIG, VAL, HP, HPK, BORR, PDS, NBR, AMNI, and FSLRShould you be buying Noble stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Noble include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Transocean (RIG), Valaris (VAL), Helmerich & Payne (HP), HighPeak Energy (HPK), Borr Drilling (BORR), Precision Drilling (PDS), Nabors Industries (NBR), American Noble Gas (AMNI), and First Solar (FSLR). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector. Noble vs. Patterson-UTI Energy Transocean Valaris Helmerich & Payne HighPeak Energy Borr Drilling Precision Drilling Nabors Industries American Noble Gas First Solar Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) and Noble (NYSE:NE) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PTEN or NE? 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Noble shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Noble shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend PTEN or NE? Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus price target of $11.63, indicating a potential upside of 46.02%. Noble has a consensus price target of $42.50, indicating a potential upside of 74.76%. Given Noble's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Noble is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77Noble 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is PTEN or NE a better dividend stock? Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Noble pays out 66.9% 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. Does the media refer more to PTEN or NE? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 4 mentions for Noble. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Noble's score of 0.00 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Patterson-UTI Energy 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Noble 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor PTEN or NE? Patterson-UTI Energy received 793 more outperform votes than Noble when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.30% of users gave Patterson-UTI Energy an outperform vote while only 37.74% of users gave Noble an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPatterson-UTI EnergyOutperform Votes81362.30% Underperform Votes49237.70% NobleOutperform Votes2037.74% Underperform Votes3362.26% Which has more volatility and risk, PTEN or NE? Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Noble has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PTEN or NE? Noble has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPatterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.57-$968.03M-$2.47-3.22Noble$3.06B1.27$481.90M$2.998.13 Is PTEN or NE more profitable? Noble has a net margin of 14.66% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -18.00%. Noble's return on equity of 8.15% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Patterson-UTI Energy-18.00% 0.81% 0.51% Noble 14.66%8.15%5.20% SummaryPatterson-UTI Energy beats Noble on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Noble News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NE 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNobleDrilling oil & gas wells IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.44B$822.19M$8.96B$20.19BDividend Yield7.17%4.66%11.76%3.89%P/E Ratio8.653.2412.8734.81Price / Sales1.272.71272.4831.53Price / Cash6.243.1211.8817.60Price / Book0.830.543.734.78Net Income$481.90M-$314.79M$810.14M$1.02B Noble Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NENoble4.1836 of 5 stars$23.61-30.5%$42.50+80.0%-40.4%$4.44B$3.06B8.653,600PTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.2074 of 5 stars$8.32-0.3%$11.63+39.8%-29.2%$3.22B$5.38B-3.389,200Positive NewsRIGTransocean4.6616 of 5 stars$3.35-0.4%$5.81+73.8%-41.9%$2.94B$3.52B-4.585,800Options VolumeVALValaris4.1795 of 5 stars$41.05-1.8%$55.50+35.2%-45.7%$2.92B$2.36B7.995,985HPHelmerich & Payne4.9066 of 5 stars$27.66+5.4%$37.25+34.7%-32.1%$2.75B$2.76B9.126,200Short Interest ↓HPKHighPeak Energy4.0417 of 5 stars$13.45-1.7%$15.00+11.6%-22.9%$1.70B$1.11B10.5830Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageBORRBorr Drilling4.0459 of 5 stars$2.92-0.9%$9.00+208.7%-59.0%$736.27M$1.01B9.112,869Short Interest ↓PDSPrecision Drilling3.5641 of 5 stars$53.47-1.0%$112.00+109.5%-19.6%$734.71M$1.90B9.965,560Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑NBRNabors Industries2.3915 of 5 stars$43.88+1.5%$79.40+81.0%-50.8%$421.63M$2.97B-1.9612,400Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionAMNIAmerican Noble GasN/AN/AN/AN/A$0.00$120,000.000.003Gap UpFSLRFirst Solar4.9782 of 5 stars$153.97-0.9%$276.38+79.5%-13.8%$16.46B$3.85B13.256,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives Transocean Alternatives Valaris Alternatives Helmerich & Payne Alternatives HighPeak Energy Alternatives Borr Drilling Alternatives Precision Drilling Alternatives Nabors Industries Alternatives American Noble Gas Alternatives First Solar Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:NE) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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