Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR)Energy | Oil & Gas Drilling | Hamilton, Bermuda | NYSE
79.52 USD
-2.72
(-3.307%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 80.00 +0.48 (0.604%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:59 a.m. EDT
Despite a low short-term risk profile via metrics and a technically strong long-term trend (up 48% off 200 DMA), the aggressive short-term put positioning and high IVV in the current ATM range signal that speculators are fearful of a local-term correction, likely triggered by the recent 6%+ sell-off. The selling is oversold, but the options data confirms a 'short squeeze' waiting to happen or a continuation of downside pressure if the energy sector weakens further. Hold for the cycles, sell volatility if IV spikes on the next weak earnings hit. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.070555 |
| MSTL | 0.139582 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.144500 |
| AutoETS | 0.145036 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 51% |
| H-stat | 3.63 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.638 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.10 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-03-10 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-03-10 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 176.323 |
| Revenue per Share | 241.393 |
| Market Cap | 1,166,811,648 |
| Trailing P/E | 4.57 |
| Forward P/E | 73.96 |
| Beta | 0.88 |
| Profit Margins | 9.00% |
| Website | https://www.nabors.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:59 a.m. EDT: The options market shows a distinct sellers/cross-hedging bias. In the April 17 expiration, ATM put volume (426) vastly exceeds call volume (60 for ATM/near ATM), while Call OI is 87% OTM, but Put OI is heavily concentrated at deeply out-of-the-money strikes (25, 55), significantly higher than Call OI at those levels. This massive discomfort in the OTM put wall suggests volatility sellers or aggressive hedging. Meanwhile, long-term naked calls show aggressive flow at 125 strikes (Jan 2027) and 105+ strikes (Oct 2026), indicating some leveraged upside speculation exists, but the overall options gamma profile is bearish due to the heavy put interest near the current price and deep OTM.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-11 | 0.5 | 2.500000 |
| 2019-12-12 | 0.5 | 0.407672 |
| 2019-09-10 | 0.5 | 0.435382 |
| 2018-12-12 | 3.0 | 2.172949 |
| 2018-09-10 | 3.0 | 1.092344 |
| 2018-06-11 | 3.0 | 0.880241 |
| 2018-03-12 | 3.0 | 0.890049 |
| 2017-12-12 | 3.0 | 1.081241 |
| 2017-03-10 | 3.0 | 0.488320 |
| 2016-12-12 | 3.0 | 0.394786 |
| 2016-09-09 | 3.0 | 0.645543 |
| 2016-06-08 | 3.0 | 0.617769 |
| 2016-03-08 | 3.0 | 0.832135 |
| 2015-12-08 | 3.0 | 0.757008 |
| 2015-09-04 | 3.0 | 0.670825 |
| 2015-06-05 | 3.0 | 0.454979 |
| 2015-03-06 | 3.0 | 0.539652 |
| 2014-12-08 | 3.0 | 0.610979 |
| 2014-09-05 | 3.0 | 0.273157 |
| 2014-06-05 | 2.0 | 0.172705 |
| 2014-03-06 | 2.0 | 0.200382 |
| 2013-12-06 | 2.0 | 0.294279 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2.0 | 0.298038 |
| 2013-06-05 | 2.0 | 0.287030 |
| 2013-03-07 | 2.0 | 0.282512 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.8148673 |
| Address1 | Crown House |
| Address2 | Second Floor 4 Par-la-Ville Road |
| All Time High | 2,529.0 |
| All Time Low | 9.375 |
| Ask | 80.5 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.0 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 313,420 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 376,634 |
| Average Volume | 376,634 |
| Average Volume10Days | 313,420 |
| Beta | 0.884 |
| Bid | 79.75 |
| Bid Size | 800 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 40.622 |
| City | Hamilton |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | Bermuda |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 79.52 |
| Current Ratio | 1.563 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 80.695 |
| Day Low | 76.59 |
| Debt To Equity | 176.323 |
| Display Name | Nabors Industries |
| Dividend Date | 1,587,600,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,474,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,474,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,406,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,406,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,406,400 |
| Ebitda | 912,667,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.28658 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 3.953 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.133 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,607,881,728 |
| Eps Current Year | -5.10498 |
| Eps Forward | 1.07521 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 17.39 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,583,884,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 78.7328 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.7871933 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.009998289 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 181.48672 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 92.38 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -12.860001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.13920763 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 23.27 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 56.249996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.4172752 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 23.27 - 92.38 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 99,153,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 3.99 |
| Float Shares | 12,654,009 |
| Forward Eps | 1.07521 |
| Forward P E | 73.95764 |
| Free Cashflow | 29,177,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 13,900 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.39888 |
| Gross Profits | 1,270,317,056 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0484 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.85580003 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 14,673,186 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Drilling |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Drilling |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-drilling |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,583,884,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.5 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,587,600,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:50 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | Nabors Industries Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,166,811,648 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_290681 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 247,339,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,166,811,750 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 79.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 693,265,984 |
| Operating Margins | 0.078200005 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.9 |
| Phone | 441-292-1510 |
| Post Market Change | 0.48000336 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.60362595 |
| Post Market Price | 80.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,186 |
| Previous Close | 82.24 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -15.576946 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.9575598 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.3663812 |
| Profit Margins | 0.09 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.342 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -2.72 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.30739 |
| Regular Market Day High | 80.695 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 76.59 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 76.59 - 80.695 |
| Regular Market Open | 79.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 82.24 |
| Regular Market Price | 79.52 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 434,014 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03543 |
| Return On Equity | 0.28323 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.093 |
| Revenue Per Share | 241.393 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 14,673,186 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.063200004 |
| Shares Short | 927,759 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,089,764 |
| Short Name | Nabors Industries Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.077 |
| Short Ratio | 2.59 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | NBR |
| Target High Price | 100.0 |
| Target Low Price | 65.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 85.25 |
| Target Median Price | 87.0 |
| Total Cash | 940,737,984 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 64.113 |
| Total Debt | 2,534,892,032 |
| Total Revenue | 3,184,692,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 17.39 |
| Trailing P E | 4.572743 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 53.8696 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 25.650398 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.47615722 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 434,014 |
| Website | https://www.nabors.com |
| Zip | HM 08 |