National Energy Services Reunited (NASDAQ:NESR) vs. NOV (NYSE:NOV) Head-To-Head Comparison

NOV (NYSE:NOV) and National Energy Services Reunited (NASDAQ:NESR) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

NOV has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Energy Services Reunited has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares NOV and National Energy Services Reunited’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NOV	4.36%	5.89%	3.38%
National Energy Services Reunited	5.53%	8.24%	4.27%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.3% of NOV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of National Energy Services Reunited shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of NOV shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of National Energy Services Reunited shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NOV and National Energy Services Reunited”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NOV	$8.78 billion	0.68	$635.00 million	$1.00	16.31
National Energy Services Reunited	$1.30 billion	1.09	$70.41 million	$0.73	20.18

NOV has higher revenue and earnings than National Energy Services Reunited. NOV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Energy Services Reunited, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for NOV and National Energy Services Reunited, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NOV	3	9	5	0	2.12
National Energy Services Reunited	0	2	6	0	2.75

NOV presently has a consensus price target of $15.54, suggesting a potential downside of 4.75%. National Energy Services Reunited has a consensus price target of $16.86, suggesting a potential upside of 14.44%. Given National Energy Services Reunited’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Energy Services Reunited is more favorable than NOV.

Summary

National Energy Services Reunited beats NOV on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NOV

NOV Inc. designs, constructs, manufactures, and sells systems, components, and products for oil and gas drilling and production, and industrial and renewable energy sectors in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Energy Equipment, and Energy Products and Services. The company provides solids control and waste management equipment and services, managed pressure drilling, drilling fluids, premium drillpipe, wired pipe, drilling optimization services, tubular inspection and coating services, instrumentation, downhole tools, and drill bits. It also offers equipment and technologies for hydraulic fracture stimulation, including downhole multistage fracturing tools, pressure pumping trucks, blenders, sanders, hydration and injection units, flowline, and manifolds; coiled tubing units, and wireline units and tools; connections and liner hangers; onshore production consists of composite pipe, surface transfer and progressive cavity pumps, and artificial lift systems; and offshore production, such as floating production systems and subsea production technologies, as well as manufactures industrial pumps and mixers. In addition, the company provides substructures, derricks, and masts; cranes; jacking systems; pipe lifting, racking, rotating, and assembly systems; mud pumps; pressure control equipment; drives and generators; rig instrumentation and control systems; mooring, anchor, and deck handling machinery; equipment components for offshore wind construction vessels; and pipelay and construction systems. Further, the company offers spare parts, repair, and rentals as well as comprehensive remote equipment monitoring, technical support, field service, and customer training. The company was formerly known as National Oilwell Varco, Inc. and changed its name to NOV Inc. in January 2021. NOV Inc. was founded in 1862 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About National Energy Services Reunited

National Energy Services Reunited Corp. provides oilfield services in the Middle East and North Africa region. The company’s Production Services segment offers hydraulic fracturing services; coiled tubing services, including nitrogen lifting, fishing, milling, clean-out, scale removal, and other well applications; stimulation and pumping services; primary and remedial cementing services; nitrogen services; filtration services, as well as frac tanks and pumping units; and pipeline and industrial services, such as water filling and hydro testing, nitrogen purging, and de-gassing and pressure testing, as well as cutting/welding and cooling down piping/vessels systems. This segment also provides production assurance chemicals; integrated project management projects; artificial lift services; and surface and subsurface safety systems, high-pressure packer systems, flow controls, service tools, expandable liner technology, vacuum insulated tubing technology for steam applications, and engineering capabilities with manufacturing capacity and testing facilities, as well as sources and treats water for oil and gas, municipal, and industrial use. Its Drilling and Evaluation Services segment offers drilling and workover rigs; rigs and integrated services; fishing and remediation solutions; directional and turbines drilling; drilling fluid systems and related technologies; wireline logging; slickline services for removal of scale, wax and sand build-up, setting plugs, changing out gas lift valves, and fishing and other well applications; and well testing services to measure solids, gas, and oil and water produced from well, as well as rents drilling tools. This segment also provides oilfield solutions for thru-tubing intervention; tubular running services; and a range of wellhead products, flow control equipment, and frac equipment. National Energy Services Reunited Corp. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.