Q3 Earnings Estimate for NOV Issued By Capital One Financial

NOV Inc. (NYSE:NOV) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of NOV in a research note issued on Thursday, November 21st. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now anticipates that the oil and gas exploration company will earn $0.38 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.40. The consensus estimate for NOV’s current full-year earnings is $1.59 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for NOV’s FY2025 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on NOV from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on NOV from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of NOV from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on shares of NOV from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of NOV from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.64.

NOV Stock Performance

NYSE:NOV opened at $16.25 on Monday. NOV has a 52 week low of $14.98 and a 52 week high of $21.23. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The company has a market cap of $6.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.66.

Institutional Trading of NOV

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NOV. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new stake in NOV in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of NOV in the 3rd quarter valued at $36,000. American National Bank & Trust bought a new stake in NOV during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of NOV by 1,590.1% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,907 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 2,735 shares during the period. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in shares of NOV during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $48,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at NOV

In related news, Director David D. Harrison sold 1,784 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.10, for a total transaction of $28,722.40. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 110,951 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,786,311.10. The trade was a 1.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.85% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NOV Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th will be given a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 6th. NOV’s dividend payout ratio is currently 11.07%.

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.