New Source Energy Partners (OTCMKTS:NSLPQ) and Noble (NYSE:NE) Financial Review

Noble (NYSE:NE) and New Source Energy Partners (OTCMKTS:NSLPQ) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Noble has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Source Energy Partners has a beta of 3.28, suggesting that its stock price is 228% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.1% of Noble shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Noble shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Noble and New Source Energy Partners”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noble	$3.29 billion	2.37	$216.72 million	$1.35	36.21
New Source Energy Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Noble has higher revenue and earnings than New Source Energy Partners.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Noble and New Source Energy Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noble	1	10	1	0	2.00
New Source Energy Partners	0	0	0	0	0.00

Noble presently has a consensus target price of $38.63, suggesting a potential downside of 20.98%. Given New Source Energy Partners’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe New Source Energy Partners is more favorable than Noble.

Profitability

This table compares Noble and New Source Energy Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noble	6.60%	2.34%	1.40%
New Source Energy Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Noble beats New Source Energy Partners on 8 of the 10 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 New Source Energy Partners

New Source Energy Partners L.P. acquires, owns, develops, and produces oil and natural gas properties in the United States. It operates through two segments, Exploration and Production, and Oilfield Services. The company also offers various oilfield services, including wellsite services during the drilling and completion stages of a well, such as blowout prevention, surface valve, and flowback services for horizontal and vertical wells in oil, natural gas, and NGL production regions in North America. New Source Energy GP, LLC operates as a general partner of the company. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On March 15, 2016, New Source Energy Partners LP, along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.