North American Construction Group (NOA) Competitors

Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC) and North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SOC or NOA?

26.2% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of North American Construction Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SOC or NOA more profitable?

North American Construction Group has a net margin of 4.79% compared to Sable Offshore's net margin of 0.00%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 26.00% beat Sable Offshore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sable Offshore	N/A	-319.58%	-39.11%
North American Construction Group	4.79%	26.00%	6.03%

Does the media refer more to SOC or NOA?

In the previous week, North American Construction Group had 10 more articles in the media than Sable Offshore. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for North American Construction Group and 14 mentions for Sable Offshore. Sable Offshore's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat North American Construction Group's score of 0.08 indicating that Sable Offshore is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sable Offshore	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
North American Construction Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SOC or NOA?

North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sable Offshore.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sable Offshore	N/A	N/A	-$32.18M	N/A	N/A
North American Construction Group	$1.17B	0.40	$46.78M	$1.15	13.35

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SOC or NOA?

North American Construction Group received 369 more outperform votes than Sable Offshore when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.22% of users gave Sable Offshore an outperform vote while only 69.45% of users gave North American Construction Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sable Offshore	Outperform Votes 13 72.22%	Underperform Votes 5 27.78%
North American Construction Group	Outperform Votes 382 69.45%	Underperform Votes 168 30.55%

Do analysts recommend SOC or NOA?

Sable Offshore currently has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.03%. Given Sable Offshore's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sable Offshore is more favorable than North American Construction Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sable Offshore	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
North American Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has more risk & volatility, SOC or NOA?

Sable Offshore has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

North American Construction Group beats Sable Offshore on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.