NOV (NOV) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NOV or HAL?

In the previous week, Halliburton had 12 more articles in the media than NOV. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Halliburton and 18 mentions for NOV. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat NOV's score of 0.35 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NOV	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Halliburton	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOV or HAL?

Halliburton received 874 more outperform votes than NOV when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.50% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 61.94% of users gave NOV an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NOV	Outperform Votes 1071 61.94%	Underperform Votes 658 38.06%
Halliburton	Outperform Votes 1945 80.50%	Underperform Votes 471 19.50%

Is NOV or HAL a better dividend stock?

NOV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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 insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NOV or HAL?

93.3% of NOV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of NOV shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, NOV or HAL?

NOV has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NOV or HAL?

NOV presently has a consensus price target of $19.60, indicating a potential upside of 29.67%. Halliburton has a consensus price target of $37.42, indicating a potential upside of 42.36%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Halliburton is more favorable than NOV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NOV	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.28
Halliburton	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NOV or HAL?

Halliburton has higher revenue and earnings than NOV. Halliburton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NOV, 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	0.65	$635M	$1.61	9.39
Halliburton	$22.94B	0.99	$2.50B	$2.83	9.29

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%

Summary

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