Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Noble (NE)

Noble (NYSE: NE) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 8/1/2026 – Noble was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 7/30/2026 – Noble had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $55.00 to $53.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Noble was upgraded by Fearnley Fonds from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/24/2026 – Noble had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/22/2026 – Noble was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 7/16/2026 – Noble had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $56.00 to $55.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – Noble had its price target lowered by Susquehanna from $55.00 to $40.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Noble had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $52.00 to $45.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Noble Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 3rd. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.9%. Noble’s payout ratio is 215.05%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Noble news, Director Charles M. Sledge sold 724 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.61, for a total transaction of $37,365.64. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,360 shares in the company, valued at $70,189.60. This represents a 34.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Robert W. Eifler sold 50,000 shares of Noble stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.51, for a total value of $2,275,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,193,828 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $54,331,112.28. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 55,724 shares of company stock worth $2,575,966 in the last 90 days. 1.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Noble (NYSE: NE) is an offshore drilling company that provides drilling services to the global oil and gas industry. The firm operates a fleet of mobile offshore drilling units and delivers contract drilling solutions for exploration and production activities. Its core business centers on executing drilling programs for upstream energy companies across a range of water depths and operating environments.

Products and services include the operation and management of offshore drilling rigs — such as drillships, semisubmersibles and jackups — along with associated technical, engineering and project management services.