Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for NOV (NOV)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of NOV (NYSE: NOV) in the last few weeks:

• 12/29/2025 – NOV had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – NOV had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/18/2025 – NOV had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $14.00 to $17.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/17/2025 – NOV had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $13.00 to $15.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/16/2025 – NOV had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/15/2025 – NOV was given a new $16.00 price target on by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 12/11/2025 – NOV had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $16.00 to $17.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/10/2025 – NOV had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/4/2025 – NOV had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/12/2025 – NOV had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $14.00 to $16.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 11/11/2025 – NOV had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $14.00 to $13.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.

NOV Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th were paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 5th. NOV’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.00%.

Insider Transactions at NOV

In other news, Director Christian S. Kendall acquired 70,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $14.46 per share, for a total transaction of $1,012,200.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 85,949 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,242,822.54. This represents a 438.90% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.85% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) is a leading provider of equipment and technology to the oil and gas industry. The company designs, manufactures and services an extensive portfolio of products used in drilling, completion and production operations. Its offerings include drilling rigs and related components, wellbore technologies such as tubulars and completion tools, surface equipment including mud pumps and blowout preventers, and aftermarket parts and services that support ongoing field operations.

NOV’s business is organized to serve upstream energy companies around the world.