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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NE vs. PTEN, RIG, VAL, HP, HPK, PDS, BORR, NBR, AMNI, and WESShould 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), Precision Drilling (PDS), Borr Drilling (BORR), Nabors Industries (NBR), American Noble Gas (AMNI), and Western Midstream Partners (WES). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Noble vs. Patterson-UTI Energy Transocean Valaris Helmerich & Payne HighPeak Energy Precision Drilling Borr Drilling Nabors Industries American Noble Gas Western Midstream Partners Noble (NYSE:NE) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NE or PTEN? Patterson-UTI Energy received 791 more outperform votes than Noble when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.25% of users gave Patterson-UTI Energy an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave Noble an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNobleOutperform Votes2240.00% Underperform Votes3360.00% Patterson-UTI EnergyOutperform Votes81362.25% Underperform Votes49337.75% Is NE or PTEN 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 Noble14.66% 8.15% 5.20% Patterson-UTI Energy -18.00%0.81%0.51% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NE or PTEN? 68.1% of Noble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Noble shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to NE or PTEN? In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Noble. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 4 mentions for Noble. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Noble's score of 0.00 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Noble 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Patterson-UTI Energy 8 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, NE or PTEN? Noble has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NE or PTEN a better dividend stock? Noble pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Noble pays out 66.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -13.0% 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. Which has higher earnings & valuation, NE or PTEN? Noble has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioNoble$3.06B0.95$481.90M$2.996.12Patterson-UTI Energy$5.38B0.39-$968.03M-$2.47-2.21 Do analysts prefer NE or PTEN? Noble currently has a consensus price target of $39.83, indicating a potential upside of 117.69%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $11.54, indicating a potential upside of 111.39%. Given Noble's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Noble is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.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) 2.33Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 SummaryPatterson-UTI Energy beats Noble on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$627.52M$6.46B$17.25BDividend Yield7.17%5.17%10.78%3.94%P/E Ratio6.462.7643.0828.86Price / Sales0.952.0926,024.3423.95Price / Cash6.243.1235.3717.54Price / Book0.630.383.204.00Net Income$481.90M-$298.82M$4.27B$1.02B Noble Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NENoble4.1163 of 5 stars$18.30-46.1%$39.83+117.7%-64.2%$4.44B$3.06B6.123,600Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoveragePTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.038 of 5 stars$8.22+0.4%$11.54+40.4%-55.0%$3.18B$5.38B-3.336,500Positive NewsRIGTransocean4.5717 of 5 stars$3.17-1.1%$5.03+58.9%-66.6%$2.80B$3.52B-4.345,340Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpVALValaris3.586 of 5 stars$39.29-0.5%$54.33+38.3%-60.2%$2.79B$2.36B7.645,450Analyst ForecastGap UpHPHelmerich & Payne4.7157 of 5 stars$26.17+3.6%$36.11+38.0%-56.4%$2.60B$2.76B8.616,200Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpHPKHighPeak Energy3.7435 of 5 stars$12.66+1.6%$13.00+2.7%-48.2%$1.60B$1.07B9.9730Analyst ForecastGap UpPDSPrecision Drilling3.3974 of 5 stars$46.57+2.7%$112.00+140.5%-50.4%$630.93M$1.90B8.663,350News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBORRBorr Drilling3.3143 of 5 stars$2.20-2.0%$9.00+310.0%-68.5%$537.62M$1.01B6.86520News CoverageGap UpNBRNabors Industries2.5223 of 5 stars$41.730.0%$73.33+75.7%-69.0%$400.77M$2.93B-1.8712,000Analyst RevisionGap UpAMNIAmerican Noble GasN/AN/AN/AN/A$2,000.00$120,000.000.003WESWestern Midstream Partners2.8206 of 5 stars$40.94-1.3%$38.43-6.1%-3.0%$15.61B$3.61B10.441,220Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives Transocean Alternatives Valaris Alternatives Helmerich & Payne Alternatives HighPeak Energy Alternatives Precision Drilling Alternatives Borr Drilling Alternatives Nabors Industries Alternatives American Noble Gas Alternatives Western Midstream Partners Alternatives 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:NE) was last updated on 4/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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