Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas Drilling
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $104.01 — A.R:R is negative (-1.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings expected to decline ~92% (cyclical peak).
Nabors Industries Ltd. provides drilling and drilling-related services for land-based and offshore oil and natural gas wells in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: U.S. Drilling, International Drilling, Drilling Solutions, and Rig... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $104.01 — A.R:R is negative (-1.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings expected to decline ~92% (cyclical peak). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/6 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 89d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $104.01 — A.R:R is negative (-1.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings expected to decline ~92% (cyclical peak). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $97.05. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $103.07 (-1.2% upside). Prior stop was $97.05. Stop-loss: $97.05.
Earnings expected to decline ~92% (cyclical peak); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.8% away).
Nabors Industries Ltd. trades at a P/E of 7.6 (forward 96.9). TrendMatrix value score: 5.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts cover NBR with a consensus score of 2.6/5. Average price target: $85.
What does Nabors Industries Ltd. do?Nabors Industries Ltd. provides drilling and drilling-related services for land-based and offshore oil and natural gas...
Nabors Industries Ltd. provides drilling and drilling-related services for land-based and offshore oil and natural gas wells in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: U.S. Drilling, International Drilling, Drilling Solutions, and Rig Technologies. The company offers tubular running services, including casing and tubing running, and torque monitoring; managed pressure drilling services; and drilling-bit steering systems and rig instrumentation software. The company also offers drilling systems comprising ROCKit, a directional steering control system; SmartNAV, a collaborative guidance and advisory platform; SmartSLIDE, a directional steering control system; and RigCLOUD, a digital infrastructure that integrate applications to deliver real-time insight into operations across the rig fleet. In addition, it operates a fleet of land-based drilling rigs and marketed platforms rigs; manufactures and sells top drives, catwalks, wrenches, drawworks, and other drilling related equipment, such as robotic systems and downhole tools; and provides aftermarket sales and services for the installed base of its equipment. Nabors Industries Ltd. was founded in 1952 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.