Noble (NYSE:NE – Get Free Report) and ProPetro (NYSE:PUMP – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Noble and ProPetro, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Noble | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.33 |
| ProPetro | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.54 |
Noble currently has a consensus target price of $45.29, suggesting a potential upside of 6.91%. ProPetro has a consensus target price of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 68.03%. Given ProPetro’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ProPetro is more favorable than Noble.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Noble | 4.88% | 1.93% | 1.18% |
| ProPetro | -1.15% | -1.49% | -0.89% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
68.1% of Noble shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of ProPetro shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Noble shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of ProPetro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Noble and ProPetro”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Noble | $3.29 billion | 2.06 | $216.72 million | $0.93 | 45.55 |
| ProPetro | $1.27 billion | 0.88 | $820,000.00 | ($0.11) | -82.51 |
Noble has higher revenue and earnings than ProPetro. ProPetro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Noble has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, ProPetro has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Noble beats ProPetro on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Noble
Noble Corp. Plc engages in the provision offshore drilling services for oil and gas industry. It focuses on a balanced fleet of floating and jackup rigs and the deployment of drilling rigs in oil and gas basins around the world. The company was founded by Lloyd Noble and Art Olson in 1921 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
About ProPetro
ProPetro Holding Corp. operates as an integrated oilfield services company. The company provides hydraulic fracturing, wireline, cementing, and other complementary oilfield completion services to upstream oil and gas companies in the Permian Basin. ProPetro Holding Corp. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.
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