Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Nabors Industries Ltd.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:NBR)

Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Nabors Industries in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of $0.32 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.35. The consensus estimate for Nabors Industries’ current full-year earnings is ($7.75) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nabors Industries’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.28 EPS.

Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 23rd. The oil and gas company reported ($4.29) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.77) by ($2.52). The business had revenue of $742.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $737.91 million. Nabors Industries had a negative return on equity of 28.10% and a negative net margin of 4.73%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($2.26) earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Nabors Industries from $95.00 to $91.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $114.00 price objective on shares of Nabors Industries in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $108.50.

Nabors Industries Stock Performance

NYSE NBR opened at $75.25 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $805.33 million, a P/E ratio of -5.45 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.01, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 1.53. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $80.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.86. Nabors Industries has a 1-year low of $59.90 and a 1-year high of $141.47.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NBR. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Nabors Industries by 5.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 819,113 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $70,550,000 after purchasing an additional 40,078 shares in the last quarter. Gendell Jeffrey L lifted its position in shares of Nabors Industries by 10.1% in the first quarter. Gendell Jeffrey L now owns 436,442 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $37,591,000 after acquiring an additional 40,141 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Nabors Industries by 111.6% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 397,102 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $32,415,000 after acquiring an additional 209,450 shares in the last quarter. Apollo Management Holdings L.P. lifted its position in shares of Nabors Industries by 64.6% in the first quarter. Apollo Management Holdings L.P. now owns 335,091 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $28,861,000 after acquiring an additional 131,490 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Nabors Industries by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 295,256 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $24,102,000 after acquiring an additional 13,324 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.92% of the company’s stock.

About Nabors Industries

Nabors Industries Ltd. provides drilling and drilling-related services for land-based and offshore oil and natural gas wells in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: U.S. Drilling, International Drilling, Drilling Solutions, and Rig Technologies. It provides tubular running services, including casing and tubing running, and torque monitoring; managed pressure drilling services; and drilling-bit steering systems and rig instrumentation software.