Nabors Industries vs Noble
NBR and NE side by side, both in oil and gas field services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NBR and NE compare
Noble is the larger company, worth 5.4 times as much as Nabors Industries ($7.8B against $1.4B).
On earnings, Nabors Industries is cheaper: it trades at 6.7× trailing earnings, against 51.6× for Noble.
Nabors Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.1% versus −11.1% for Noble).
Nabors Industries keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.7% compared with 4.9% at Noble.
Noble pays a dividend yielding 4.1%; Nabors Industries does not pay one.
Nabors Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 6 for Noble), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NBR | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.4B | $7.8B |
| Share price | $90.78 | $49.00 |
| Change, 1 year | 74.6% | 67.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −11.5% | 75.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.35 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 14K | 4,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 6.7× (better) | 51.6× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 2.5× |
| P/B | 2.7× | 1.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.7× (better) | 26.5× |
| P/FCF | 23.5× | – |
| FCF yield | 4.3% | – |
| Fair value | $201.78 | $22.16 |
| Margin of safety | 55.0% (better) | −121% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.1% (better) | −11.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.3% | 27.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −51.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −51.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 13.9% (better) | 11.4% |
| Net margin | 7.7% (better) | 4.9% |
| FCF margin | 1.9% | – |
| Return on equity | 58.0% (better) | 3.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.6% (better) | 4.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.90 | 0.42 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.60 (better) | 4.11 |
| Interest coverage | 2.3× (better) | 2.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.89 | 1.91 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.91 | 2.42 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 4.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 216% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 2 |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 4.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.2% | 87.5% |
| Held by insiders | 35.9% | 20.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $205K (better) | −$22.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.4% | 11.2% |
Go deeper
- NBR stock overview
- NBR income statement
- NBR valuation and score
- NE stock overview
- NE income statement
- NE valuation and score
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