Noble (NYSE:NE – Get Free Report) and Vantage Drilling (OTCMKTS:VTGDF – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Noble and Vantage Drilling’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Noble | 7.17% | 2.32% | 1.40% |
| Vantage Drilling | 56.97% | -22.55% | -14.04% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Noble and Vantage Drilling, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Noble | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Vantage Drilling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Noble and Vantage Drilling”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Noble | $3.29 billion | 2.38 | $216.72 million | $1.43 | 34.34 |
| Vantage Drilling | $239.27 million | N/A | $27.81 million | $6.52 | 0.00 |
Noble has higher revenue and earnings than Vantage Drilling. Vantage Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
68.1% of Noble shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Noble shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Vantage Drilling shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Noble has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vantage Drilling has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Noble beats Vantage Drilling on 10 of the 13 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 Vantage Drilling
Vantage Drilling Company is in liquidation. Previously, the company was engaged in the provision of offshore contract drilling services for multinational oil and natural gas companies, government owned oil and natural gas companies, and independent oil and natural gas producers in the United States and internationally. Vantage Drilling Company was founded in 2007 and is based in Houston, Texas.
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