North American Construction Group (NOA) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SDRL or NOA?

95.7% of Seadrill shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of North American Construction Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Seadrill shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of North American Construction Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer SDRL or NOA?

Seadrill presently has a consensus price target of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.66%. Given Seadrill's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Seadrill is more favorable than North American Construction Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seadrill	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
North American Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor SDRL or NOA?

In the previous week, North American Construction Group had 4 more articles in the media than Seadrill. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for North American Construction Group and 6 mentions for Seadrill. Seadrill's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat North American Construction Group's score of -0.29 indicating that Seadrill is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Seadrill	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
North American Construction Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SDRL or NOA more profitable?

Seadrill has a net margin of 5.68% compared to North American Construction Group's net margin of 2.82%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 17.15% beat Seadrill's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seadrill	5.68%	1.58%	1.12%
North American Construction Group	2.82%	17.15%	4.16%

Which has more risk & volatility, SDRL or NOA?

Seadrill has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SDRL or NOA?

Seadrill has higher revenue and earnings than North American Construction Group. North American Construction Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seadrill, 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
Seadrill	$1.39B	1.40	$446M	$1.12	27.89
North American Construction Group	$850.88M	0.48	$32.17M	$0.87	15.59

Summary

Seadrill beats North American Construction Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.