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NOV (NOV): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Hold4 Buy6 Hold2 Sell
Ratings of 12 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 12 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $21.92, the highest $26.00, the lowest $18.00. The average is +15.8% from the last price of $18.93.
Analyst ratings 18
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $19.50 → $20.00+2.6% | Hold | +5.7% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:06 | — | |
| Joe Laetsch★★★★★★★★★★#3110 · hits 61% · avg +5.9% | Morgan Stanley | $21.00 | Hold | +10.9% | Assigned | 14.10.26on TipRanks 07:35 | 0.0%next day −0.9% | ↗ |
| Neil Mehta★★★★★★★★★★#490 · hits 63% · avg +11.2% | Goldman Sachs | $19.00 | Sell | +0.4% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 08:30 | +0.4%next day 0.0% | ↗ |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $20.00 → $19.50−2.5% | Hold | +3.0% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $19.00 → $18.50−2.6% | Hold | −2.3% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $23.00 → $20.50−10.9% | Hold | +8.3% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $22.50 → $20.00−11.1% | Hold | +5.7% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $22.00 → $19.50−11.4% | Hold | +3.0% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $21.00 → $19.00−9.5% | Hold | +0.4% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $22.50 → $20.00−11.1% | Hold | +5.7% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $22.50 → $20.00−11.1% | Hold | +5.7% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| Saurabh Pant★★★★★★★★★★#1580 · hits 60% · avg +10.9% | Bank of America Securities | $24.00 → $23.00−4.2% | Buy | +21.5% | Reiterated | 02.10.26on TipRanks 10:50 | −1.3%next day +3.1% · 5 days −0.3% | ↗ |
| Phillip Jungwirth★★★★★★★★★★#1299 · hits 52% · avg +8.6% | BMO Capital | $23.00 | Hold | +21.5% | Reiterated | 02.10.26on TipRanks 07:20 | −1.3%next day +3.1% · 5 days −0.3% | ↗ |
| Scott Gruber★★★★★★★★★★#383 · hits 60% · avg +15.6% | Citi | $22.00 → $21.00−4.5% | Hold | +10.9% | Reiterated | 30.09.26on TipRanks 06:40 | −1.1%next day +0.8% · 5 days −2.5% | ↗ |
| Joe Laetsch★★★★★★★★★★#3110 · hits 61% · avg +5.9% | Morgan Stanley | $21.00 | Hold | +10.9% | Assigned | 20.08.26on TipRanks 07:50 | −1.2%next day +0.3% · 5 days +1.3% | ↗ |
| Saurabh Pant★★★★★★★★★★#1580 · hits 60% · avg +10.9% | Bank of America Securities | $23.00 → $24.00+4.3% | Buy | +26.8% | Assigned | 19.08.26on TipRanks Aug 20 06:30 | −1.6%next day −1.2% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| AI Google Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $19.50 → $22.50+15.4% | Hold | +18.9% | Reiterated | 18.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $20.00 → $23.00+15.0% | Hold | +21.5% | Reiterated | 18.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $18.50 → $21.00+13.5% | Hold | +10.9% | Reiterated | 18.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $19.50 → $22.50+15.4% | Hold | +18.9% | Reiterated | 18.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $19.50 → $22.00+12.8% | Hold | +16.2% | Reiterated | 18.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Oil and Gas Equipment and ServicesPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $20.50 → $22.50+9.8% | Hold | +18.9% | Reiterated | 18.08.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| David Anderson★★★★★★★★★★#1081 · hits 54% · avg +9.6% | Barclays | $21.00 → $20.00−4.8% | Sell | +5.7% | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 05:32 | 0.0%next day −1.2% · 5 days −2.4% | ↗ |
| Charles Minervino★★★★★★★★★★#59 · hits 71% · avg +23.0% | Susquehanna | $22.00 → $24.00+9.1% | Buy | +26.8% | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks 09:35 | −0.4%next day 0.0% · 5 days −0.5% | ↗ |
| Jason Bandel★★★★★★★★★★#2477 · hits 50% · avg +20.4% | Evercore ISI | $22.00 | Hold | +16.2% | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks 09:06 | −0.4%next day 0.0% · 5 days −0.5% | ↗ |
| Keith Mackey★★★★★★★★★★#97 · hits 66% · avg +25.6% | RBC Capital | $22.00 | Hold | +16.2% | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks 07:02 | −0.4%next day 0.0% · 5 days −0.5% | ↗ |
| Marc Bianchi★★★★★★★★★★#2169 · hits 48% · avg +5.5% | TD Cowen | $25.00 → $26.00+4.0% | Buy | +37.3% | Assigned | 30.07.26on TipRanks Jul 29 18:30 | −0.4%next day 0.0% · 5 days −0.5% | ↗ |
| Stephen Gengaro★★★★★★★★★★#580 · hits 50% · avg +14.7% | Stifel Nicolaus | $24.00 | Buy | +26.8% | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks Jul 29 13:56 | −2.3%next day −0.4% · 5 days −3.2% | ↗ |
| Derek Podhaizer★★★★★★★★★★#484 · hits 66% · avg +21.0% | Piper Sandler | $18.00 | Hold | −4.9% | Reiterated | 29.07.26on TipRanks 07:52 | −2.3%next day −0.4% · 5 days −3.2% | ↗ |
| Neil Mehta★★★★★★★★★★#490 · hits 63% · avg +11.2% | Goldman Sachs | $19.00 | Sell | +0.4% | Reiterated | 28.07.26on TipRanks Jul 29 13:56 | −3.4%next day −2.3% · 5 days −3.3% | ↗ |
| Douglas Becker★★★★★★★★★★#1244 · hits 54% · avg +22.3% | Capital One Financial | $26.00 | Buy | +37.3% | Upgrade | 04.06.26on TipRanks 08:15 | +2.7%next day −3.5% · 5 days +1.0% | ↗ |
| Phillip Jungwirth★★★★★★★★★★#1299 · hits 52% · avg +8.6% | BMO Capital | $20.00 → $21.00+5.0% | Hold | +10.9% | Reiterated | 16.04.26on TipRanks 09:05 | +0.6%next day −1.6% · 5 days +4.5% | ↗ |
| Arun Jayaram★★★★★★★★★★#1023 · hits 59% · avg +8.0% | J.P. Morgan | $20.00 | Hold | +5.7% | Reiterated | 03.04.26on TipRanks Apr 4 08:05 | −0.2%next day +3.8% · 5 days +0.1% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering NOV
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $21.91 at a price of $18.73 (+17.0%); now: $21.92 at $18.93 (+15.8%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Hold | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Sell | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 27.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.26 (from $0.19 to $0.30). Last quarter: $0.31.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $2.2B (from $2.2B to $2.2B). Last quarter: $2.1B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Energy
About NOV
- CEO: Jose A. Bayardo
- Employees: 31,605
- 10353 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX, 77042-4103, US
- www.nov.com
NOV Inc. is a global leader in designing, manufacturing, and marketing essential systems, components, and products for the oil and gas drilling and production industries, as well as for industrial and renewable energy sectors worldwide. The company's operations are divided into three core segments: Wellbore Technologies, Completion & Production Solutions, and Rig Technologies. The Wellbore Technologies segment provides a range of offerings including solids control and waste management equipment, portable power generation units, drill and wired pipes, advanced drilling optimization and automation services, and comprehensive tubular inspection, repair, and coating services. This segment also supplies instrumentation, measuring and monitoring tools, downhole and fishing tools, steerable drilling technologies, and drill bits. The Completion & Production Solutions segment specializes in equipment and technologies for hydraulic fracture stimulation, encompassing downhole multistage fracturing tools, pressure pumping trucks, blenders, sanders, hydration and injection units, flowlines, and manifolds. They also offer coiled tubing units, wireline units and tools, and various connections and liner hangers. For onshore production, solutions include composite pipe, surface transfer and progressive cavity pumps, and artificial lift systems. Offshore production is supported by floating production systems and subsea production technologies. Additionally, this segment manufactures industrial pumps and mixers. The Rig Technologies segment focuses on drilling rig infrastructure and machinery. This includes substructures, derricks, masts, cranes, jacking systems, and sophisticated pipe lifting, racking, rotating, and assembly systems. They also supply mud pumps, pressure control equipment, drives and generators, and integrated rig instrumentation and control systems. Furthermore, this segment provides mooring, anchor, and deck handling machinery, specialized equipment components for o
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