Noble Corporation plc A (NE) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Energy · Oil & Gas Drilling
Sell if holding. At $54.66, A.R:R is negative (-1.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: ExxonMobil (19.7%); Concentration risk — Customer: BP (13.2%).
Noble Corporation is a leading offshore drilling contractor with a fleet of 36 mobile offshore drilling units (25 floaters, 11 jackups) operating globally across deepwater and ultra-harsh environments. Revenue is earned on dayrate contracts with international oil companies;... Read more
Sell if holding. At $54.66, A.R:R is negative (-1.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: ExxonMobil (19.7%); Concentration risk — Customer: BP (13.2%). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 66, MACD bullish. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 72d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Noble Corporation plc A
Latest news
- Noble (NE) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript - AOL.com — AOL.com neutral
- Noble (NE) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail neutral
- Noble (NE) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail neutral
- NE (Noble) reports sharp EPS miss even as 7.5 percent annual revenue growth drives minor share gains. - Social Momentum — Xã Vĩnh Công negative
- Noble (NYSE:NE) Rating Lowered to Strong Sell at Zacks Research - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomerExxonMobil20%10-K Item 1: 'ExxonMobil, BP, and Petrobras accounted for approximately 19.7%, 13.2%, and 12.5% respectively, of our consolidated operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025'
- HIGHCustomerBP13%10-K Item 1: 'ExxonMobil, BP, and Petrobras accounted for approximately 19.7%, 13.2%, and 12.5% respectively, of our consolidated operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025'
- HIGHCustomerPetrobras13%10-K Item 1: 'ExxonMobil, BP, and Petrobras accounted for approximately 19.7%, 13.2%, and 12.5% respectively, of our consolidated operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025'
- MEDIUMGeographicUS Gulf27%10-K Item 1A: 'operations in the US Gulf, Guyana, and the North Sea accounted for approximately 27.1%, 19.7%, and 16.9%, respectively, of our consolidated operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025'
- HIGHGeographicGuyana20%10-K Item 1A: 'operations in the US Gulf, Guyana, and the North Sea accounted for approximately 27.1%, 19.7%, and 16.9%, respectively, of our consolidated operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-16Item 5.02LOWKristin Holth resigned as Director effective at commencement of 2026 Annual General Meeting; will not stand for re-election. No disagreement with Board cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -10.8% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. At $54.66, A.R:R is negative (-1.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Customer: ExxonMobil (19.7%); Concentration risk — Customer: BP (13.2%). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 66, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $50.91. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $53.52 (-1.6% upside). Prior stop was $50.91. Stop-loss: $50.91.
Concentration risk — Customer: ExxonMobil (19.7%); Concentration risk — Customer: BP (13.2%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Noble Corporation plc A trades at a P/E of 38.0 (forward 21.1). TrendMatrix value score: 5.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
21 analysts cover NE with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $50.
What does Noble Corporation plc A do?Noble Corporation is a leading offshore drilling contractor with a fleet of 36 mobile offshore drilling units (25...
Noble Corporation is a leading offshore drilling contractor with a fleet of 36 mobile offshore drilling units (25 floaters, 11 jackups) operating globally across deepwater and ultra-harsh environments. Revenue is earned on dayrate contracts with international oil companies; ExxonMobil, BP, and Petrobras accounted for 19.7%, 13.2%, and 12.5% of 2025 revenues respectively.