Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for NOV (NOV)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of NOV (NYSE: NOV) recently:

• 7/31/2026 – NOV had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $21.00 to $20.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – NOV had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $22.00 to $24.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – NOV had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $25.00 to $26.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/28/2026 – NOV was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/15/2026 – NOV was given a new $21.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 7/8/2026 – NOV had its price target lowered by Susquehanna from $24.00 to $22.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 6/24/2026 – NOV had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 6/18/2026 – NOV had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $20.00 to $22.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

NOV Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a special dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 12th were given a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 170.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 12th. NOV’s dividend payout ratio is currently 138.46%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NOV news, Director David D. Harrison sold 9,594 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.21, for a total transaction of $184,300.74. Following the sale, the director directly owned 126,763 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,435,117.23. The trade was a 7.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.15% of the company’s stock.

National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) is a leading provider of equipment and technology to the oil and gas industry. The company designs, manufactures and services an extensive portfolio of products used in drilling, completion and production operations. Its offerings include drilling rigs and related components, wellbore technologies such as tubulars and completion tools, surface equipment including mud pumps and blowout preventers, and aftermarket parts and services that support ongoing field operations.

NOV’s business is organized to serve upstream energy companies around the world.