NOV Inc [NYSE: NOV] closed the trading session at $13.03 on 2025-07-29. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $12.66, while the highest price level was $13.34.
The stocks have a year to date performance of -28.97 percent and weekly performance of 0.08 percent. The stock has been moved at -9.97 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 2.36 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 8.35 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 4.09M shares, NOV reached to a volume of 10204102 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say 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 $15.79 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 2.35. 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 2.87. Price to Free Cash Flow for NOV in the course of the last twelve months was 5.39 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.72.
NOV stock trade performance evaluation
NOV Inc [NOV] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 0.08. With this latest performance, NOV shares gained by 2.36% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -9.97% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -9.16% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for NOV stock in for the last two-week period is set at 47.66, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.56, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.49 for NOV Inc [NOV]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 12.97, while it was recorded at 13.72 for the last single week of trading, and 14.23 for the last 200 days.
NOV Inc [NOV]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and NOV Inc [NOV] shares currently have an operating margin of 8.05% and a Gross Margin at 21.14%. NOV Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 5.36%.
NOV Inc (NOV) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for NOV Inc. ( NOV), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 7.28%, suggesting modest shareholder returns. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 4.16%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, NOV Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 5.36%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
NOV Inc (NOV) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on NOV Inc’s (NOV) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 0.36%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
NOV Inc (NOV) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, NOV Inc. (NOV) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $13848.87 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 2.58% and a Quick Ratio of 1.72%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for NOV Inc [NOV] stock
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 3.88%.
NOV Inc [NOV]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $104.38%, or 105.23% of NOV stock, in the hands of institutional investors. 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%.
