NOV (NOV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NOV Inc. is a global provider of equipment, technologies and services used in the oil and gas industry. The company supplies products for drilling, well construction, completion and production operations, serving onshore and offshore customers across the energy value chain.

Its offerings include land and offshore drilling equipment, rig systems, drilling tools, tubular-handling equipment, wellbore technologies, completion tools and production systems. NOV also provides aftermarket parts, technical support, repair and maintenance services, and other solutions intended to improve the efficiency, safety and reliability of energy operations.

NOV serves customers in major energy-producing regions around the world through manufacturing, service and distribution operations. The company traces its roots to the 19th century and has expanded through organic development and acquisitions, including the 1995 merger that formed National-Oilwell and the 2005 combination with Varco International. It adopted the name NOV Inc. in 2011.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.73 to $20.34
• 50-Day Range: $19.02 to $21.72
• 52-Week Range: $12.28 to $21.93
• Volume: 1.72 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 77.42
• Dividend Yield: 1.79%
• Price Target: $21.31
• Consensus Rating: Hold

NOV Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NOV scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 138th out of 252 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

NOV has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.19, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for NOV is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NOV has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 32.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NOV are expected to grow by 32.32% in the coming year, from $0.99 to $1.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NOV is 77.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NOV is 77.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.95.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NOV has a P/B Ratio of 1.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.08% of the float of NOV has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NOV has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.28.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NOV has recently decreased by 3.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

NOV pays a meaningful dividend of 1.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

NOV has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NOV is 138.46%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, NOV will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.48% next year. This indicates that NOV will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.07

News Sentiment

NOV has a news sentiment score of 1.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for NOV this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for NOV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added NOV to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NOV insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $184,301.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.15% of the stock of NOV is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.27% of the stock of NOV is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NOV
• CIK: 1021860
• Web: www.nov.com
• Phone: (346) 223-3000
• Fax: 713-375-3994
• Employees: 31,605
• Year Founded: 1862

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NOV: $21.31
• High Price Target: $26.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.19
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 77.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.33
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $145 million
• Net Margins: 1.10%
• Pretax Margin: 3.83%
• Return on Equity: 3.44%
• Return on Assets: 1.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 2.42
• Quick Ratio: 1.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.82
• Cash Flow: $1.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.16
• Book Value: $17.33 per share
• Price / Book: 1.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 356,480,000
• Free Float: 352,379,000
• Market Cap: $7.18 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94