Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Energy · Oil & Gas Drilling
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $96.38 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — 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 ~75% (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 $96.38 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Earnings expected to decline ~75% (cyclical peak). Chart setup: RSI 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 43d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — Nabors Industries Ltd.
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- NEWS NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD ($NBR) Chairman of the Board, President and CEO 2025 Pay Revealed - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative neutral
- NEWS Nabors Industries Q1 Earnings on Deck: Here's How It Will Fare - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- NEWS Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of NBR Q1 Earnings - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Nabors Industries (NBR) May Report Negative Earnings: Know the Trend Ahead of Next Week's Release - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS Nabors Industries (NBR) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $96.38 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — 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 ~75% (cyclical peak). Chart setup: RSI 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $89.63. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $110.64 (+14.8% upside). Prior stop was $89.63. Stop-loss: $89.63.
Earnings expected to decline ~75% (cyclical peak); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.5): -0.5.
Nabors Industries Ltd. trades at a P/E of 7.4 (forward 29.9). TrendMatrix value score: 6.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts cover NBR with a consensus score of 2.6/5. Average price target: $109.
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.