Noble vs Seadrill
NE and SDRL 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 NE and SDRL compare
Seadrill grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.1% versus −13.0% for Noble).
Noble keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.8% compared with −1.1% at Seadrill.
Noble pays a dividend yielding 4.7%; Seadrill does not pay one.
Noble scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for Seadrill), 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 | NE | SDRL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.8B | – |
| Share price | $42.58 | $44.85 |
| Change, 1 year | 39.9% | 44.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 66.7% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.00 | 0.86 |
| Employees | 4,500 | 3,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 122× | – |
| P/S | 2.3× | – |
| P/B | 1.6× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.3× | – |
| Fair value | $23.92 | – |
| Margin of safety | −78.0% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −13.0% | 17.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 27.8% (better) | 8.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −76.3% (better) | −153% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −75.2% (better) | −185% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 12.0% (better) | 8.6% |
| Net margin | 1.8% (better) | −1.1% |
| Return on equity | 1.2% (better) | −0.63% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.0% (better) | 2.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.44 | 0.26 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.33 | 0.60 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.3× (better) | 2.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.76 | 2.18 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.10 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.7% | – |
| Payout ratio | 602% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.7% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 87.5% | 97.8% |
| Held by insiders | 1.0% | 5.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$22.9M | −$5.4M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.9% | 6.9% |
Go deeper
- NE stock overview
- NE income statement
- NE valuation and score
- SDRL stock overview
- SDRL income statement
- SDRL valuation and score
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