Equities Analysts Set Expectations for NOV Inc.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:NOV)

NOV Inc. (NYSE:NOV) – Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of NOV in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 30th. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now forecasts that the oil and gas exploration company will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.42. The consensus estimate for NOV’s current full-year earnings is $1.54 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for NOV’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.86 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.31 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on NOV from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $26.00 target price on shares of NOV in a report on Monday, April 8th. Raymond James decreased their price target on shares of NOV from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $24.00 target price on shares of NOV in a report on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of NOV from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $24.07.

NOV Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NOV opened at $18.54 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $18.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.12. NOV has a 52-week low of $14.05 and a 52-week high of $21.91. The company has a market cap of $7.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.45, a P/E/G ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 2.50.

NOV (NYSE:NOV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.03. NOV had a net margin of 11.23% and a return on equity of 10.21%. The business had revenue of $2.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.32 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NOV. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in NOV by 769.1% in the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 6,166,061 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $125,048,000 after buying an additional 5,456,581 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of NOV by 30.9% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 18,514,921 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $386,962,000 after purchasing an additional 4,369,540 shares during the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC lifted its position in NOV by 12.7% during the first quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 35,072,648 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $684,618,000 after purchasing an additional 3,946,504 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group purchased a new stake in NOV in the third quarter valued at $13,329,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in NOV by 95.2% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 879,960 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $17,846,000 after purchasing an additional 429,104 shares during the period. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at NOV

In other NOV news, CAO Christy Lynn Novak sold 3,500 shares of NOV stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.43, for a total transaction of $61,005.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 114,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,990,715.16. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.85% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NOV Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 13th. NOV’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.03%.

NOV Company Profile

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.