NOV Inc. (NOV)
Energy
- Fundamental
- 3
- Sentiment
- 2
- Technical
- 4
Do Nothing: qualitatives.qualitativeScore is 2 (below the required floor of 3); the strategy requires qualitativeScore ≥ 3 before any bullish entry, and the shadow branch is inactive — the strong technicals (uptrend with ADX 51, RSI 60, price above all MAs) are preserved as analytical reference only.
Company overview
NOV Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets systems and components for the oil and gas drilling and production industries, as well as industrial and renewable energy sectors globally. The company operates through three segments: Wellbore Technologies, Completion & Production Solutions, and Rig Technologies, offering a wide range of products and services including drilling optimization, hydraulic fracturing equipment, and rig infrastructure.
Fundamental
fairNOV shows strong liquidity but weak profitability and high valuation multiples, reflecting cyclical exposure.
Fundamental score 3/5: NOV has strong liquidity (10-Q ended 2026-06-30: ~$1.16B cash and an unused $1.5B revolver) and moderate leverage (net debt/EBITDA ~1.46) with a decent free-cash-flow yield (~7.89%). But trailing profitability is thin (TTM net margin ~1.11%, ROIC ~1.71%), which drives a high P/E (~76.88) and keeps the story more cyclical than “steady compounder.”
Sentiment
weakSentiment is neutral with no immediate catalysts or significant retail interest.
Dominant in-window catalyst is NOV's Q2 2026 earnings print (announced, 2026-07-28), which the market read as a wash — a $0.31 EPS beat offset by declining revenue and print-day underperformance — leaving a neutral, partially-priced digestion with no forward-dated driver; sentiment delta indeterminate (sparse 30–90d baseline, 2 unique on-topic items) and retail chatter absent. Red-Flag Screen clean; no cap applied.
Technical
goodTechnical indicators show a strong bullish trend with price at new 52-week highs.
Trend, momentum, and volume are all bullish: price 21.29 sits above SMA20 (20.52), SMA50 (19.69), SMA200 (18.83), EMA9 (20.68), EMA21 (20.42), and daily VWAP (21.31); ADX 51.40 confirms a strong up-trend with price above the MA stack; RSI 59.93 is constructive; MACD (0.25/0.23/0.02) is above zero and its signal. One weak signal (Williams %R -17.26 near overbought) caps the chart score at 4. Despite the strong chart, the action is suppressed because qualitatives.qualitativeScore is 2, below the required floor of 3, and the shadow branch is inactive.
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