NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD (NBR)
Energy · oil and gas drilling and workover services · NYSE
Nabors Industries provides technologically advanced land drilling services and automated equipment for the global energy sector.
What NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD does
Nabors Industries is a global provider of advanced technology for the energy industry, primarily focused on land drilling and drilling-related services. The company also provides integrated rig instrumentation, optimization software, and automated drilling equipment to enhance well performance and efficiency.
Themes: land drilling services, oil and gas exploration and production (E&P), drilling automation technologies
Fundamentals
- Price$92.41 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.5B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+175.9% 2025-08-21 close $33.50 → 2026-08-21 close $92.41
- P/E5.43 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+7.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+38.4% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+43.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity3.90 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+6.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+6.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.13 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.5%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How NBR compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 118 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 149 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 142 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 152 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 138 covered Energy peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 98 covered Energy peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 95 covered Energy peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Energy companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which NBR reported a dividend payment is FY2024, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2024 ratio would not describe NBR today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2024) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD looks technically
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD (NBR) is trading 21.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 207 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 58, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago. It is 18.1% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 21.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +21.3% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $85.63 | $85.63 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $76.21 | $76.21 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 21 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 21 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 207 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 207 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 15.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 58, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 57.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($78.57 to $97.60) — its "stochastic" reading is 73 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 72.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 17 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $112.90 | $112.90 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 18.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -18.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 197.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +197.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 18.1% below its highest point of the past year | 18.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 19 trading days ago | 19 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $2529.00 (set on 2008-06-30) | $2529.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($31.58 to $110.63), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 23% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $59.25 to $61.78. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 23.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 96.3% below its all-time high | -96.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.9% above a support level at $91.58 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-03-27, most recently on 2026-05-29. Since 2024-08-21 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $9.79 (set on 2020-04-23) | $9.79 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 843.9% above its all-time low | +843.9% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 79% of it) | 79th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.99 between its high and its low — about 4.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.99 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $74.63 and $98.60 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $74.63 – $86.61 – $98.60 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.3% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (21.3% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.87× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.6% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.1% above the previous close 9 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 81.59 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.1% |
| Gap filled | a 4.6% gap down opened on 2026-08-03 has been "filled" 9 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 5 sessions to close | 9 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +0.71% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 6.7 percentage points (the stock gained 9.1% while the market gained 2.3%) | +6.8% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 14.7 percentage points (the stock lost 11.6% while the market gained 3.1%) | -14.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 7.1 percentage points (the stock gained 18.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | +7.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 155.4 percentage points (the stock gained 175.9% while the market gained 20.5%) | +155.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 9.0% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 13% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $81.60 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +13.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 8% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $85.85 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 19 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +7.6% |
Price levels it has turned at before
NBR last closed at $92.41 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $91.58 | Support | 0.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-27 to 2026-05-29 |
| $86.15 | Support | 6.8% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-11-06 to 2026-07-31 |
| $82.88 | Support | 10.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-10-07 to 2026-03-10 |
| $105.90 | Resistance | 14.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-05 to 2026-06-11 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Printed a doji candle · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.88 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 8 analysts
- Mean price target$106.63 range $80.00 – $130.00; median $110.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for NBR
- Consensus EPS estimate-$0.4665 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Volatile global oil and natural gas prices significantly impact demand for drilling services.","Significant leverage and debt obligations require consistent operational cash flow to manage."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of NBR's 10-Q filed 2026-05-01 against the prior one filed 2025-10-31.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added bullet point: 'our ability to complete, and realize the expected benefits of, strategic transactions, such as our acquisition of Parker Drilling Company ("Parker");' (filed 2026-05-01)
- Added language: 'the possibility of changes to U.S. trade policies and regulations, including the imposition of new tariffs, trade embargoes or sanctions;' (filed 2026-05-01)
- Removed:
- Removed bullet point: 'our ability to realize the expected benefits of our acquisition of Parker Drilling Company ("Parker") as well as other strategic transactions we may undertake;' (filed 2025-10-31)
- Removed bullet point: 'our ability to retain key personnel of Nabors and Parker;' (filed 2025-10-31)
- Removed bullet point: 'the significant costs required to integrate Parker's operations with our own;' (filed 2025-10-31)
- Removed bullet point: 'our ability to successfully integrate Parker's business with our own and to realize the expected benefits of the merger with Parker, including expected synergies;' (filed 2025-10-31)
- Removed bullet point: 'potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the completion of the merger with Parker;' (filed 2025-10-31)
- Removed language: 'the possibility of changes to trade policies and regulations, including the imposition of trade embargoes, sanctions or tariffs, by either the U.S. or any other country in which we operate or have supply lines;' (filed 2025-10-31)
- Removed bullet point: 'the combined company's ability to utilize NOLs.' (filed 2025-10-31)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'our ability to utilize NOLs.' to 'our ability to utilize NOLs.' (filed 2026-05-01) - substantively identical but removed 'combined company's' qualifier
- Narrowed trade policy risk language from 'by either the U.S. or any other country in which we operate or have supply lines' to focus on 'U.S. trade policies' specifically (filed 2026-05-01)
- Notes:
- The comparison shows a significant reduction in Parker Drilling-specific risk factors, transitioning from merger/integration language to acquisition language
- Multiple Parker-related integration risks were removed in the newer filing
- Trade policy risk factor was simplified and narrowed to U.S.-focused language only
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-02-20. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about NBR's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
NBR had 1,107,348 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
NBR had 6.94% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.07 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,107,348
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.94%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,032,194
- Reported change 7.28%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.07
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Helmerich & Payne (HP)
- Precision Drilling (PDS)
- Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)
- NOV Inc. (NOV)
- SLB (SLB)
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Frequently asked questions
What does NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD (NBR) do?
Nabors Industries is a global provider of advanced technology for the energy industry, primarily focused on land drilling and drilling-related services. The company also provides integrated rig instrumentation, optimization software, and automated drilling equipment to enhance well performance and efficiency.
What sector is NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD (NBR) in?
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD (NBR) is classified in the Energy sector. Its industry is oil and gas drilling and workover services. It trades on NYSE.
Does NBR pay a dividend?
Yes — NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD (NBR) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.45% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD's (NBR) competitors?
Notable peers of NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD (NBR) include Helmerich & Payne, Precision Drilling, Patterson-UTI Energy, NOV Inc. and SLB. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD (NBR) overbought or oversold right now?
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD (NBR) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 58, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on NBR come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.