Q3 Earnings Forecast for NOV Issued By Capital One Financial

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has revised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for NOV Inc. down to $0.25, from a previous estimate of $0.26.
• A consensus estimate for NOV's full-year earnings stands at $1.40 per share, while analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with an average rating of "Hold."
• NOV recently paid a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, representing an annualized dividend yield of 2.4%.

NOV Inc. (NYSE:NOV - Free Report) - Capital One Financial dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of NOV in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 20th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now expects that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.26. The consensus estimate for NOV's current full-year earnings is $1.40 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for NOV's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.32 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on NOV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of NOV from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $17.00 to $15.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Zacks Research raised NOV from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Susquehanna set a $17.00 target price on shares of NOV and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of NOV from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on NOV from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NOV presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $15.79.

NOV Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE NOV opened at $12.77 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.46, a PEG ratio of 3.77 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 2.58. NOV has a one year low of $10.84 and a one year high of $16.86. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.76.

NOV (NYSE:NOV - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.30 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.16 billion. NOV had a return on equity of 7.25% and a net margin of 5.36%.The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.57 earnings per share. NOV has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NOV. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in NOV during the first quarter worth about $36,000. Canandaigua National Trust Co of Florida increased its stake in NOV by 114.0% during the 2nd quarter. Canandaigua National Trust Co of Florida now owns 77,394 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $962,000 after buying an additional 41,235 shares during the period. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. lifted its holdings in NOV by 64.9% in the 2nd quarter. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. now owns 101,211 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $1,258,000 after buying an additional 39,848 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of NOV by 2,266.9% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 509,555 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $7,755,000 after acquiring an additional 488,027 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in NOV by 172.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,320 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 2,737 shares during the last quarter. 93.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NOV Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 12th were issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 12th. NOV's dividend payout ratio is presently 24.59%.

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.

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