Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR)Energy | Oil & Gas Drilling | Hamilton, Bermuda | NYSE
91.71 USD
+0.05
(0.055%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 91.71 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:27 a.m. EDT
Despite a technical rebound pushing shares above key moving averages and analyst targets suggesting a 15 percent upside, the underlying business is trapped in a multi-year structural decline. Three consecutive years of negative annual returns and a staggering 93 percent drop over the last nine years signal deteriorating fundamentals that outweigh the attractive trailing price-to-earnings ratio. The company carries a heavy debt burden relative to equity, and revenue is shrinking, making the current valuation a potential value trap rather than a bargain. While short-term momentum is building, the long-term outlook remains bearish due to the persistent downward trajectory and lack of shareholder returns via dividends. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.101210 |
| AutoETS | 0.101211 |
| MSTL | 0.102794 |
| AutoTheta | 0.134715 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 3.44 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.088 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.39 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-03-10 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-03-10 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 147.622 |
| Revenue per Share | 226.678 |
| Market Cap | 1,393,220,096 |
| Trailing P/E | 6.18 |
| Forward P/E | 20.88 |
| Beta | 1.01 |
| Profit Margins | 7.69% |
| Website | https://www.nabors.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are hedging heavily against a severe downside, evidenced by massive out-of-the-money put open interest at the $15 and $55 strikes for January 2027 expiration, alongside elevated implied volatility on downside protection. Conversely, call positioning clusters around the $100 to $135 range, suggesting a belief in a recovery to prior highs, though the put volume significantly outweighs call volume in terms of strike concentration for long-dated positions.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-11 | 0.5 | 2.500000 |
| 2019-12-12 | 0.5 | 0.398406 |
| 2019-09-10 | 0.5 | 0.423729 |
| 2018-12-12 | 3.0 | 2.105263 |
| 2018-09-10 | 3.0 | 1.036269 |
| 2018-06-11 | 3.0 | 0.826446 |
| 2018-03-12 | 3.0 | 0.828729 |
| 2017-12-12 | 3.0 | 0.998336 |
| 2017-03-10 | 3.0 | 0.446429 |
| 2016-12-12 | 3.0 | 0.359281 |
| 2016-09-09 | 3.0 | 0.585366 |
| 2016-06-08 | 3.0 | 0.557103 |
| 2016-03-08 | 3.0 | 0.746269 |
| 2015-12-08 | 3.0 | 0.674157 |
| 2015-09-04 | 3.0 | 0.593472 |
| 2015-06-05 | 3.0 | 0.400267 |
| 2015-03-06 | 3.0 | 0.472813 |
| 2014-12-08 | 3.0 | 0.532860 |
| 2014-09-05 | 3.0 | 0.237060 |
| 2014-06-05 | 2.0 | 0.149533 |
| 2014-03-06 | 2.0 | 0.173235 |
| 2013-12-06 | 2.0 | 0.253968 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2.0 | 0.256575 |
| 2013-06-05 | 2.0 | 0.246457 |
| 2013-03-07 | 2.0 | 0.241984 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.4733009 |
| Address1 | Crown House |
| Address2 | Second Floor 4 Par-la-Ville Road |
| All Time High | 2,529.0 |
| All Time Low | 9.375 |
| Ask | 92.07 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.9 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 200,020 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 269,976 |
| Average Volume | 269,976 |
| Average Volume10Days | 200,020 |
| Beta | 1.008 |
| Bid | 91.81 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 36.763 |
| City | Hamilton |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | Bermuda |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 91.71 |
| Current Ratio | 1.889 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 92.85 |
| Day Low | 90.63 |
| Debt To Equity | 147.622 |
| Display Name | Nabors Industries |
| Dividend Date | 1,587,600,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,337,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,337,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,268,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,131,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,131,200 |
| Ebitda | 884,336,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.27515 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 4.38 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.205 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,873,761,024 |
| Eps Current Year | -3.22277 |
| Eps Forward | 4.39271 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 14.83 |
| 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 | 84.9038 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 6.806198 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.08016364 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 147.3301 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 112.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -21.190002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.18768823 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 34.7 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 57.01 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.6429394 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 34.7 - 112.9 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 99,153,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 3.99 |
| Float Shares | 14,010,462 |
| Forward Eps | 4.39271 |
| Forward P E | 20.877771 |
| Free Cashflow | 134,169,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 13,900 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0499954 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.0545444 |
| Fullday Price | 91.71 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.38419998 |
| Gross Profits | 1,234,846,976 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.05272 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.82308 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 15,191,583 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Drilling |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Drilling |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-drilling |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| 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 | 1,393,220,096 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_290681 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 208,772,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,392,460,497 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 90.78 |
| Operating Cashflow | 702,302,016 |
| Operating Margins | 0.075 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.9 |
| Phone | 441-292-1510 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 91.71 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,600 |
| Previous Close | 91.66 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -28.456886 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4946277 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.43347642 |
| Profit Margins | 0.076869994 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.504 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.875 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0499954 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0545444 |
| Regular Market Day High | 92.85 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 90.63 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 90.63 - 92.85 |
| Regular Market Open | 90.78 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 91.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 91.71 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 216,588 |
| Return On Assets | 0.032780003 |
| Return On Equity | 0.22309 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.022 |
| Revenue Per Share | 226.678 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 15,191,583 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0685 |
| Shares Short | 1,013,443 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,032,194 |
| Short Name | Nabors Industries Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0717 |
| Short Ratio | 3.91 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | NBR |
| Target High Price | 130.0 |
| Target Low Price | 80.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 106.625 |
| Target Median Price | 110.0 |
| Total Cash | 509,832,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 34.448 |
| Total Debt | 2,128,531,968 |
| Total Revenue | 3,214,062,080 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 14.83 |
| Trailing P E | 6.1840863 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 77.8646 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 13.845398 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.17781377 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 216,588 |
| Website | https://www.nabors.com |
| Zip | HM 08 |