NOV Inc [NYSE: NOV] gained 1.33% or 4159987.17 points to close at $4160000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 3954493 shares.
The daily chart for NOV points out that the company has recorded -5.96% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 4.16M shares, NOV reached to a volume of 3954493 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about NOV Inc [NOV]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for NOV shares is $16.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on NOV stock is a recommendation set at 2.46. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
RBC Capital Mkts have made an estimate for NOV Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on March 24, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Evercore ISI dropped their target price from $25 to $18. The new note on the price target was released on January 15, 2025, representing the official price target for NOV Inc stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.76, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.08. Price to Free Cash Flow for NOV in the course of the last twelve months was 4.24 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.76.
Trading performance analysis for NOV stock
NOV Inc [NOV] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -5.59. With this latest performance, NOV shares gained by 7.57% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -5.96% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -9.37% in the past year of trading.
NOV Inc [NOV]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and NOV Inc [NOV] shares currently have an operating margin of 11.44% and a Gross Margin at 24.19%. NOV Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 6.68%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 5.22%, with Return on Assets sitting at 5.22%.
NOV Inc [NOV]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for NOV. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for NOV Inc go to 7.86%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at NOV Inc [NOV]
The top three institutional holders of NOV stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 39.57 million shares, which is approximately 10.0173%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 38.69 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$735.54 million in NOV stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$697.3 million in NOV stock with ownership which is approximately 9.2862%.
