What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for NOV Q4 Earnings?

NOV Inc. (NYSE:NOV) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for NOV in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now forecasts that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.26. The consensus estimate for NOV’s current full-year earnings is $1.40 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for NOV’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS.

NOV (NYSE:NOV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.13). NOV had a return on equity of 5.89% and a net margin of 4.36%.During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.33 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts have also commented on NOV. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of NOV in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised shares of NOV from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of NOV from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of NOV from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Susquehanna set a $17.00 price target on shares of NOV and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NOV presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.54.

NOV Price Performance

Shares of NOV stock opened at $14.36 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.24 billion, a PE ratio of 14.36, a P/E/G ratio of 4.73 and a beta of 1.25. NOV has a twelve month low of $10.84 and a twelve month high of $16.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 2.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $13.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.20.

Institutional Trading of NOV

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of NOV by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 42,708,890 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $530,872,000 after acquiring an additional 1,144,486 shares during the period. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC raised its stake in NOV by 2.1% during the first quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 40,487,598 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $616,221,000 after purchasing an additional 833,158 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in NOV by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 39,463,027 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $600,627,000 after purchasing an additional 566,160 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of NOV by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 18,578,053 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock valued at $246,159,000 after buying an additional 161,414 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of NOV by 43.6% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 7,596,504 shares of the oil and gas exploration company’s stock worth $100,654,000 after buying an additional 2,304,975 shares during the last quarter. 93.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NOV Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th will be issued a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. NOV’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.00%.

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.