Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for NOV Inc.'s Q4 2025 Earnings (NYSE:NOV)

NOV Inc. (NYSE:NOV - Free Report) - Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for NOV in a research report issued on Sunday, April 7th. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now expects that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.64. The consensus estimate for NOV's current full-year earnings is $1.54 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for NOV's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Benchmark cut NOV from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a "positive" rating and issued a $26.00 target price on shares of NOV in a research report on Monday. Raymond James cut their price objective on NOV from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 5th. StockNews.com raised NOV from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $24.00 price objective on shares of NOV in a report on Tuesday, February 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NOV presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $24.36.

NOV Stock Performance

NOV stock traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $20.27. The stock had a trading volume of 2,061,063 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,518,251. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.08, a P/E/G ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.74. NOV has a 52 week low of $14.05 and a 52 week high of $21.91. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $18.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

NOV (NYSE:NOV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 2nd. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $1.10. The business had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.26 billion. NOV had a net margin of 11.57% and a return on equity of 10.79%. NOV's quarterly revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.26 earnings per share.

NOV Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 14th were given a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 13th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.99%. NOV's payout ratio is 7.97%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Christy Lynn Novak sold 3,500 shares of NOV stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.43, for a total value of $61,005.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 114,212 shares in the company, valued at $1,990,715.16. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.77% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NOV

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CWM LLC grew its position in shares of NOV by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 5,480 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $111,000 after buying an additional 536 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its position in shares of NOV by 85.4% during the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 1,259 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 580 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of NOV by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 50,280 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,020,000 after buying an additional 580 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in shares of NOV by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 18,956 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $306,000 after buying an additional 598 shares during the period. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its position in shares of NOV by 94.4% during the 1st quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,287 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 625 shares during the period. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.