NOA vs. LBRT, SDRL, MNR, PARR, KRP, TALO, CLMT, ARIS, DMLP, and ACDC
Should you be buying North American Construction Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of North American Construction Group include Liberty Energy (LBRT), Seadrill (SDRL), Mach Natural Resources (MNR), Par Pacific (PARR), Kimbell Royalty (KRP), Talos Energy (TALO), Calumet (CLMT), Aris Water Solutions (ARIS), Dorchester Minerals (DMLP), and ProFrac (ACDC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
North American Construction Group vs. Its Competitors
North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA) and Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.
75.0% of North American Construction Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of North American Construction Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Liberty Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Liberty Energy had 9 more articles in the media than North American Construction Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Liberty Energy and 9 mentions for North American Construction Group. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat North American Construction Group's score of -0.22 indicating that Liberty Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Liberty Energy has higher revenue and earnings than North American Construction Group. Liberty Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Construction Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Liberty Energy has a consensus price target of $15.65, indicating a potential upside of 20.27%. Given Liberty Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Energy is more favorable than North American Construction Group.
Liberty Energy has a net margin of 6.03% compared to North American Construction Group's net margin of 3.24%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 23.70% beat Liberty Energy's return on equity.
North American Construction Group pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. North American Construction Group pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Liberty Energy pays out 21.2% 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. North American Construction Group has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Liberty Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Liberty Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Liberty Energy beats North American Construction Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NOA) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
