NOV Inc. (NOV)
NYSE: NOV · Real-Time Price · USD
20.42
+0.15 (0.74%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
20.55
+0.13 (0.64%)
After-hours: Aug 21, 2026, 7:49 PM EDT

NOV Inc. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 20 analysts polled by S&P Global, NOV Inc. stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $22.24. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 8.91% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $17 (-16.75%) and the highest is $26 (+27.33%).

Price Target: $22.24 (+8.91%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$17$22.24$22$26
Change-16.75%+8.91%+7.74%+27.33%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for NOV Inc. stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingMar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26
Strong Buy555665
Buy322233
Hold121211111010
Sell012111
Strong Sell111111
Total212121212120

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Reiterates
$21
HoldReiterates$21+2.84%Aug 20, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Reiterates
$23$24
BuyReiterates$23$24+17.53%Aug 20, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Sell
Maintains
$21$20
SellMaintains$21$20-2.06%Jul 31, 2026
Susquehanna
Susquehanna
Buy
Maintains
$22$24
BuyMaintains$22$24+17.53%Jul 30, 2026
Evercore ISI
Evercore ISI
Hold
Maintains
$22
HoldMaintains$22+7.74%Jul 30, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
8.67B
from 8.74B
Decreased by -0.89%
Revenue Next Year
9.10B
from 8.67B
Increased by 5.00%
EPS This Year
0.93
from 0.25
Increased by 275.23%
EPS Next Year
1.28
from 0.93
Increased by 37.76%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
5.52B7.24B8.58B8.87B8.74B8.67B
Revenue Growth
-9.29%31.01%18.60%3.34%-1.42%-0.89%
Gross Profit
774.00M1.40B1.84B2.03B1.86B2.04B
Gross Margin
14.01%19.30%21.47%22.89%21.31%23.50%
Operating Income
-134.00M378.00M702.00M897.00M677.00M605.59M
Net Income
-250.00M155.00M993.00M635.00M145.00M324.52M
EPS
----0.250.93
EPS Growth
-----84.52%275.23%
Forward PE
133.8920.5412.4210.6814.9321.98
Dividend / Share
0.050.200.200.280.300.40
Dividend Growth
-300.00%-37.50%9.09%33.67%
Free Cash Flow
306.13M-240.50M-140.25M929.75M754.13M437.97M
No. Analysts
-----16
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High8.8B
Avg8.7B
Low8.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
0.1%
Avg
-0.9%
Low
-4.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High1.09
Avg0.93
Low0.83

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
339.8%
Avg
275.2%
Low
235.2%