Noble (NE) Competitors

Noble (NYSE:NE) and Valaris (NYSE:VAL) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and community ranking.

Does the media favor NE or VAL?

In the previous week, Valaris had 4 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Valaris and 3 mentions for Noble. Valaris' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Noble's score of 0.00 indicating that Valaris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Noble	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Valaris	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, NE or VAL?

Noble has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valaris has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NE or VAL?

Noble presently has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.30%. Valaris has a consensus price target of $56.83, indicating a potential upside of 18.55%. Given Noble's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Noble is more favorable than Valaris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noble	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Valaris	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Which has better earnings and valuation, NE or VAL?

Valaris has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Noble. Valaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noble, 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
Noble	$2.59B	1.98	$481.90M	$3.43	9.33
Valaris	$1.78B	1.91	$865.40M	$14.56	3.29

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NE or VAL?

Noble received 1 more outperform votes than Valaris when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 36.73% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote while only 36.54% of users gave Noble an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Noble	Outperform Votes 19 36.54%	Underperform Votes 33 63.46%
Valaris	Outperform Votes 18 36.73%	Underperform Votes 31 63.27%

Is NE or VAL more profitable?

Valaris has a net margin of 47.52% compared to Noble's net margin of 18.08%. Valaris' return on equity of 13.67% beat Noble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noble	18.08%	7.68%	5.16%
Valaris	47.52%	13.67%	6.54%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NE or VAL?

68.1% of Noble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Valaris shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Noble shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Valaris shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Valaris beats Noble on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.