Analyst ratings
21 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 9 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $22.07.
NOV · NYSE: NOV · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Over the past week, NOV logged 11 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 17% bullish but is sharply divided: X runs 50% bullish while News sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 9 of 21 analysts rating NOV a buy.
There is little buzz around NOV this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 43% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 0% to X at 50%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
21 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 9 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $22.07.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 26 points above the crowd average of 17%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 50% bullish while News sits at 0%, a 50-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, NOV (NOV) buzz held moderate around 41.8 while the price drifted up 8.3% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 3.6M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, NOV gained 6.2%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 27.0 and was variable, swinging between 14.0 and 41.8. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 12 of the 18 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (9 / 10 / 2) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 17% |
| Avg price target | $22.07 |
| Most bullish source | X, 50% |
| Most bearish source | News, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 50 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 11 |
| Market cap | $7.54B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 75.5 · 21.8 |
| EPS · Beta | $0.28 · 0.9 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $8.64B · 1% margin |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, NOV currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 17% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 11 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around NOV is fairly quiet with 1 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 4 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on NOV, averaging 17% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 50% bullish and News at 0%, a 50-point spread. On the professional side, 9 of 21 analysts rate NOV a buy.
Of the 21 analysts covering NOV, 9 rate it a buy, 10 a hold and 2 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $22.07. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 17% bullish.
NOV's cross-source average is bearish at 17% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. X reads 50% bullish, News reads 0% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for NOV at 17% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 6 mentions (55% of total volume). News contributes 4 mentions and Reddit contributes 1 mention. The cross-source average is bearish at 17% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. NOV's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 17% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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