Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Noble (NE)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Noble (NYSE: NE):

• 11/9/2026 – Noble was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 11/4/2026 – Noble was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 10/29/2026 – Noble is now covered by Noble Financial. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Noble had its price target raised by Citigroup from $50.00 to $52.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – Noble had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $44.00 to $46.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Noble had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 10/9/2026 – Noble was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 10/5/2026 – Noble had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $40.00 to $44.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Noble Trading Up 2.8%

NYSE:NE traded up $1.14 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $42.23. 349,436 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,626,721. Noble Corporation PLC has a fifty-two week low of $27.67 and a fifty-two week high of $54.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 127.96 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.72.

Noble (NYSE:NE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 26th. The company reported ($0.57) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.80). Noble had a negative return on equity of 0.76% and a net margin of 1.79%. The business had revenue of $728.76 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $713.82 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.13) EPS. Noble’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Noble Corporation PLC will post 0.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Noble Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 25th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 25th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.7%. Noble’s payout ratio is presently 606.06%.

Noble Corporation plc, operating as Noble (NYSE: NE), provides contract drilling services to the offshore oil and gas industry. The company owns and operates a fleet of mobile offshore drilling units, including drillships, semisubmersible rigs and jackup rigs, and provides related services to energy companies exploring for and producing oil and natural gas. Noble serves customers in offshore markets around the world. Its operations support drilling in a range of water depths and environments, from shallow-water projects to deepwater and ultra-deepwater developments.