NOV (NOV) Competitors

NOV (NYSE:NOV) and Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media favor NOV or HAL?

In the previous week, NOV had 7 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for NOV and 23 mentions for Halliburton. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat NOV's score of 0.74 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NOV	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Halliburton	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate NOV or HAL?

NOV currently has a consensus target price of $19.06, indicating a potential upside of 58.33%. Halliburton has a consensus target price of $36.95, indicating a potential upside of 73.87%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than NOV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NOV	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.26
Halliburton	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOV or HAL?

Halliburton received 873 more outperform votes than NOV when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.48% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 61.95% of users gave NOV an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NOV	Outperform Votes 1073 61.95%	Underperform Votes 659 38.05%
Halliburton	Outperform Votes 1946 80.48%	Underperform Votes 472 19.52%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NOV or HAL?

Halliburton has higher revenue and earnings than NOV. NOV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halliburton, 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
NOV	$8.87B	0.52	$635M	$1.61	7.48
Halliburton	$22.94B	0.80	$2.50B	$2.83	7.51

Is NOV or HAL a better dividend stock?

NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. NOV pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halliburton pays out 24.0% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NOV or HAL?

93.3% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of NOV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NOV or HAL more profitable?

Halliburton has a net margin of 10.90% compared to NOV's net margin of 7.16%. Halliburton's return on equity of 26.03% beat NOV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NOV	7.16%	9.88%	5.60%
Halliburton	10.90%	26.03%	10.50%

Which has more volatility & risk, NOV or HAL?

NOV has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Halliburton beats NOV on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.