NOV Inc (NOV) Stock Short-term Performance Analysis

A share price of NOV Inc [NOV] is currently trading at $13.1, up 5.56%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The NOV shares have gain 7.64% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.45%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

NOV Inc [NYSE: NOV] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 30, 2025, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $15 for it. Previously, RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to Outperform on March 24, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $22. On January 15, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to In-line and revised its price target to $18 on the stock. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Piper Sandler initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $17 as its price target on December 19, 2024. Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on November 11, 2024, and downed its price target to $18. In a note dated October 28, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated a Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $28 to $22.

NOV Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $10.84 and $18.08. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $20.67 within the next 12 months. NOV Inc [NYSE: NOV] shares were valued at $13.1 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 57.79% based on the average NOV price forecast.

Analyzing the NOV fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for NOV Inc [NYSE:NOV] were 8.78B which represents -1.26% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.21% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.36.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 12.67 points at the first support level, and at 12.24 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 13.34, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 13.57.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for NOV Inc [NYSE:NOV] is 2.58. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.72, while the Cash Ratio is 0.48. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.55, the price to book ratio is 0.75 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.76.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved HARRISON DAVID D, Director, that happened on Nov 20 ’24 when 1784.0 shares were sold. Livingston Scott B. completed a deal on Nov 07 ’24 to sell 29410.0 shares. Meanwhile, President – Energy Equipment Rovig Joseph W sold 73256.0 shares on Nov 07 ’24.

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