Noble Corporation plc (NE)Energy | Oil & Gas Drilling | Houston, United States | NYSE
46.77 USD
-1.73
(-3.567%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 46.00 -0.77 (-0.770%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:05 a.m. EDT
Noble Corp (NE) is showing a classic 'bullish disconnect' typical of a volatile energy sector recovery attempt. While retail and short-term capital are aggressive on calls, the heavy put skew and analysts holding a 'Hold' rating suggest fundamental recovery is fragile. The 1.48 payout ratio confirms the 4% yield is unsustainable and likely eroding shareholder value via capital return rather than organic cash flow. A reasonable long-term position awaits higher oil days (confirmed by day rate news) to pull the beatable earnings growth from negative to positive, but the current valuation premium and debt load make this a bottom-fisher play with limited safety margins. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.255885 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.256288 |
| AutoETS | 0.256288 |
| AutoTheta | 0.270215 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 3.98 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.002 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.68 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-03 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-03 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 46.936 |
| Revenue per Share | 19.558 |
| Market Cap | 7,458,572,800 |
| Trailing P/E | 34.64 |
| Forward P/E | 20.08 |
| Beta | 1.01 |
| Profit Margins | 6.97% |
| Website | https://www.noblecorp.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:05 a.m. EDT: Options data indicates a conflict between sentiment and risk pricing. Calls show bullish positioning with significant Open Interest (OI) at ATM strikes and ITM strikes (47.5 - 50.0) in near-dates, alongside a 75% OI at OTM strikes suggesting risk-on appetite. However, the IV is substantially higher for Puts (0.79 ATM) than Calls (0.49 ATM) for the 2026-04-17 expiration. This Put skew implies market makers are charged more capital for downside protection, suggesting underlying participants perceive elevated immediate risk despite the call volume inflow. Further out, Jan 2027 sees massive ITM Put volume (12.5k OI at $30), indicating institutional hedging against a potential downturn over a multi-month horizon.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.09% | 6.40% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | 0.5 | 1.091227 |
| 2025-12-04 | 0.5 | 1.554057 |
| 2025-09-04 | 0.5 | 1.780592 |
| 2025-06-05 | 0.5 | 1.974982 |
| 2025-03-05 | 0.5 | 2.363639 |
| 2024-12-05 | 0.5 | 1.652132 |
| 2024-09-12 | 0.5 | 1.605677 |
| 2024-06-06 | 0.4 | 1.050690 |
| 2024-03-07 | 0.4 | 1.014722 |
| 2023-11-14 | 0.4 | 0.939699 |
| 2023-08-16 | 0.3 | 0.668770 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.3681014 |
| Address1 | 2,101 City West Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 600 |
| All Time High | 55.34 |
| All Time Low | 17.4 |
| Ask | 47.2 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.6 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,347,680 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,074,251 |
| Average Volume | 2,074,251 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,347,680 |
| Beta | 1.006 |
| Bid | 45.85 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 28.635 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 46.77 |
| Current Ratio | 1.675 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 47.1199 |
| Day Low | 45.55 |
| Debt To Equity | 46.936 |
| Dividend Date | 1,773,878,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 2.0 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.28 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,294,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,294,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.095 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.104 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,233,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,233,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,233,600 |
| Ebitda | 1,056,515,968 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.34002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.622 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.932 |
| Enterprise Value | 9,109,295,104 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.09202 |
| Eps Forward | 2.32864 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.35 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,772,582,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 46.4058 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.3642006 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.00784817 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 136.81013 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 51.61 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.84 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.09378028 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.03 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 27.74 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.4576983 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.03 - 51.61 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,623,245,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 125,342,479 |
| Forward Eps | 2.32864 |
| Forward P E | 20.084684 |
| Free Cashflow | 376,547,616 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 4,500 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.37206 |
| Gross Profits | 1,156,056,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.21521999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.85696 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 159,473,433 |
| 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 | 1,772,582,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.5 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Noble Corporation plc operates as an offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry worldwide. It provides contract drilling services through its fleet of mobile offshore drilling units. The company also operates drilling rigs, such as floaters and jackups. It serves its fleets in Africa, the Far East Asia, the North Sea, the Oceania, South America, and the United States Gulf of America. Noble Corporation plc was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. |
| Long Name | Noble Corporation plc |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 7,458,572,800 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_291385 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 216,716,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 7,458,572,461 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 47.075 |
| Operating Cashflow | 951,678,016 |
| Operating Margins | 0.09916 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.4814999 |
| Phone | 281 276 6100 |
| Post Market Change | -0.77000046 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.6463555 |
| Post Market Price | 46.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,161 |
| Previous Close | 48.5 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 42.828884 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.6333159 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.4004107 |
| Profit Margins | 0.069749996 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.539 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.6 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.73 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.56701 |
| Regular Market Day High | 47.1199 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 45.55 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 45.55 - 47.1199 |
| Regular Market Open | 47.075 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 48.5 |
| Regular Market Price | 46.77 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,828,513 |
| Return On Assets | 0.038680002 |
| Return On Equity | 0.04711 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.2 |
| Revenue Per Share | 19.558 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 159,473,433 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0717 |
| Shares Short | 20 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 10,583,996 |
| Short Name | Noble Corporation plc A |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.105 |
| Short Ratio | 6.41 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | NE |
| Target High Price | 55.0 |
| Target Low Price | 32.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 44.3 |
| Target Median Price | 43.0 |
| Total Cash | 471,399,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.961 |
| Total Debt | 2,135,032,064 |
| Total Revenue | 3,107,206,912 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 2.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.041237112 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.35 |
| Trailing P E | 34.644444 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 33.7745 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 12.995499 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.38477248 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,828,513 |
| Website | https://www.noblecorp.com |
| Zip | 77,042 |