Noble (NYSE:NE) versus New Source Energy Partners (OTCMKTS:NSLPQ) Head to Head Survey

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

Institutional & Insider 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New Source Energy Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Noble	$3.29 billion	2.42	$216.72 million	$1.35	36.91

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for New Source Energy Partners and Noble, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Noble has a consensus target price of $38.63, indicating a potential downside of 22.48%. Given New Source Energy Partners’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe New Source Energy Partners is more favorable than Noble.

Profitability

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

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

Volatility & Risk

New Source Energy Partners has a beta of 3.27, meaning that its stock price is 227% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Noble has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Noble beats New Source Energy Partners on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.