NBR Nabors Industries Ltd.

bullish track record → $79.23 -0.29 (-0.4%)
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Mkt Cap $1B P/E 4.6 fwd 73.7 52wk $23.27 - $92.38 Earnings 2026-05-05 46d ago
Insider selling: $12,819,603 sold by 12 insiders (30d)
Est. revisions: -18.1%
Backed by structured data (insider trades, analyst ratings, or filings)
Factor Model (net -3.1)

Factor Model

net -3.1 6.4 / 10
Est. Revisions
-0.8
Insider Activity
+0.0
Momentum
+0.0
Analyst Rev.
-1.0
Narrative Gap
-0.5

Q4 beat sparks analyst upgrades, debt at 21-year low

Watch: Watch Q1 2026 guidance and any capital allocation announcements (dividends, buybacks, or M&A). With debt at a 21-year low, management has the room to move; how they deploy it will tell you whether this beat marks a structural inflection or a cyclical peak.

Nabors Industries posted a clean Q4 2025 earnings beat with EPS of $0.17 crushing estimates by $1.13, while full-year revenue climbed 8.7% YoY to $3.2 billion. Cash generation accelerated sharply — Q4 adjusted free cash flow hit $132 million, up from just $6 million in Q3 — allowing the company to cut net debt by $554 million and bring total debt to its lowest level since 2005. The beat triggered a chorus of analyst upgrades, with Piper Sandler raising its price target from $65 to $80.

The earnings beat combined with dramatic debt reduction signals Nabors has moved past margin pressure and execution risk. A balance sheet this clean — coupled with accelerating free cash flow — gives the company real financial flexibility to return capital or invest through the next industry downturn.

Evidence

5d ago Piper Sandler main NBR: Overweight → Overweight
5d ago Morgan Stanley main NBR: Overweight → Overweight
7d ago Insider sell by VARDE PARTNERS INC (NBR): $12,819,603
7d ago Insider buy by YEARWOOD JOHN (NBR): $500,747
46d ago National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) Hits a New High Following Q4 2025 Results yahoo-finance
55d ago Nabors Industries (NBR) Beats Forecasts in Q4 2025 Results yahoo-finance
Fundamentals & Data ▾
Nabors Industries Ltd. Energy · Oil & Gas Drilling
Mkt Cap
$1B
P/E
4.6 fwd 73.7
Beta
0.88
52w Range
$23.27 - $92.38
Short Interest
927,759 7.7%
Days to Cover
2.6 -15%
Technicals downtrend
from 52w Hi
-6.0%
1w return
-0.9%
Insiders
mixed 1B / 1S
Analysts
mixed
EPS Estimate
$-2.67 -18.1% 30d 0up / 2dn
Est. Dispersion
18% 2 analysts
Analyst Target
$85 $65 - $100
Options P/C
0.17
Fund Convergence
strong Citadel, Two Sigma, Renaissance, D.E. Shaw
Financials
Revenue
$798M +9% YoY
FCF
$84M
Gross Margin
19%
Op Margin
8%
Momentum: decelerating
Top Holders
Citadel $7M
Two Sigma $6M
Renaissance
D.E. Shaw
Recent Filings & Data
insider trade 32
net selling · $12,819,603 sold · $500,747 bought
12 insiders · 32 transactions (30d)
Recent transactions
YEARWOOD JOHN · buy · $500,747
ANDREWS MARK D · award
RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ MIGUEL ANGEL · award
PETRELLO ANTHONY G · award
PETRELLO ANTHONY G · other
PETRELLO ANTHONY G · other
RESTREPO WILLIAM J · other
ANDREWS MARK D · other
RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ MIGUEL ANGEL · award
RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ MIGUEL ANGEL · other
RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ MIGUEL ANGEL · award
RESTREPO WILLIAM J · other
VARDE PARTNERS INC · sell · $12,819,603
TUDOR DAVID J · award
VARDE PARTNERS INC · exercise · $8,865,000
CRANE JAMES ROBERT · award
KOTTS JOHN P. · award
CHASE ANTHONY R. · award
LINN MICHAEL C · award
YEARWOOD JOHN · award
BEDER TANYA S · award
ANDREWS MARK D · award
PETRELLO ANTHONY G · award
PETRELLO ANTHONY G · other
RESTREPO WILLIAM J · award
RESTREPO WILLIAM J · other
CRANE JAMES ROBERT · award
KOTTS JOHN P. · award
CHASE ANTHONY R. · award
LINN MICHAEL C · award
YEARWOOD JOHN · award
BEDER TANYA S · award
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