NYSE:NBL - Noble Energy Stock Price, Price Target & More

Noble Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NBL."

Noble Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 7th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share on Monday, May 21st. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 4th. This is a boost from Noble Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. View Noble Energy's Dividend History.

Noble Energy declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Friday, February 16th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $750,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NBL) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 1st. The oil and gas development company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.07. The oil and gas development company earned $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.22 billion. Noble Energy had a negative net margin of 13.32% and a positive return on equity of 3.25%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.05) EPS. View Noble Energy's Earnings History.

Noble Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August, 3rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Noble Energy.

28 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Noble Energy's stock. Their predictions range from $22.99 to $65.00. On average, they expect Noble Energy's stock price to reach $41.0396 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Noble Energy.

28 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Noble Energy in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 21 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Noble Energy include Occidental Petroleum (OXY), PETROLEO BRASIL/RED PFD sh (PBR.A), Canadian Natural Resource (CNQ), Ecopetrol (EC), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), The Hong Kong and China Gas (HOKCY), Sasol (SSL), WOODSIDE Pet Lt/ADR (WOPEY), Devon Energy (DVN), Continental Resources (CLR), Concho Resources (CXO), Apache (APA), Marathon Oil (MRO) and Rwe Ag Sp (RWEOY).

News coverage about NBL stock has been trending positive on Friday, according to Accern. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Noble Energy earned a news impact score of 0.26 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the oil and gas development company an impact score of 48.56 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Noble Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Cambiar Investors LLC (0.24%), Hexavest Inc. (0.23%), DnB Asset Management AS (0.16%), Viking Fund Management LLC (0.06%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.05%) and DFT Energy LP (0.05%). Company insiders that own Noble Energy stock include Andrea Lee Robison, Arnold J Johnson, David L Stover, Edward F Cox, Gary W Willingham, J Keith Elliott, James E Craddock, Jeffrey L Berenson, Kenneth M Fisher, Kirby L Hedrick, Kleef William T Van, Michael A Cawley, Michael W Putnam, Nbl Midstream, Llc, Susan M Cunningham and Thomas J Edelman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Noble Energy.

NBL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cambiar Investors LLC, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., National Investment Services Inc. WI, Bank of Montreal Can, Hartford Investment Management Co., Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Thompson Investment Management Inc. and DnB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have sold Noble Energy company stock in the last year include Andrea Lee Robison, Gary W Willingham, J Keith Elliott, James E Craddock, Kenneth M Fisher, Nbl Midstream, Llc and Thomas J Edelman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Noble Energy.

NBL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Viking Fund Management LLC, Park National Corp OH, James Investment Research Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Oakbrook Investments LLC, DFT Energy LP and Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Noble Energy stock in the last two years include David L Stover and Gary W Willingham. View Insider Buying and Selling for Noble Energy.

Shares of NBL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of NBL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.75.

Noble Energy has a market capitalization of $16.69 billion and generates $4.26 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas development company earns $-1,118,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.31 on an earnings per share basis. Noble Energy employs 2,277 workers across the globe.

Noble Energy's mailing address is 1001 Noble Energy Way, Houston TX, 77070. The oil and gas development company can be reached via phone at 281-872-3100 or via email at [email protected]