Noble Corporation plc

NYSE:NE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.1b

Noble Valuation

Is NE undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of NE when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: NE ($44.26) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($139.01)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: NE is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for NE?

Key metric: As NE is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for NE. This is calculated by dividing NE's market cap by their current earnings.
What is NE's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio47.2x
EarningsUS$149.58m
Market CapUS$7.07b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does NE's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for NE vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average40.8x
VAL Valaris
6.2x-45.86%US$5.8b
NBR Nabors Industries
6x-39.78%US$1.3b
NOV NOV
75.3x31.25%US$7.2b
KGS Kodiak Gas Services
75.8x36.49%US$5.9b
NE Noble
47.2x60.99%US$7.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NE is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (47.2x) compared to the peer average (29.2x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does NE's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Energy Services Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
NEX NexTier Oilfield Solutions
3.8x-19.41%US$2.42b
PKDC Parker Drilling
1.3xn/aUS$165.56m
NINE Nine Energy Service
2.2x-82.51%US$147.17m
BASX.Q Basic Energy Services
n/an/aUS$24.00
No more companies available in this PE range
NE 47.2xIndustry Avg. 24.2xNo. of Companies8PE01632486480+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NE is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (47.2x) compared to the US Energy Services industry average (24.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NE's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

NE PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio47.2x
Fair PE Ratio52.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NE is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (47.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (52.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst NE forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$44.26
US$48.45
+9.48%
14.76%US$59.00US$35.00n/a11
Sep ’27US$46.60
US$48.00
+3.00%
15.00%US$59.00US$35.00n/a11
Aug ’27US$42.40
US$48.09
+13.42%
15.27%US$60.00US$35.00n/a11
Jul ’27US$37.08
US$49.60
+33.76%
14.60%US$59.00US$35.00n/a10
Jun ’27US$47.12
US$50.00
+6.11%
15.54%US$59.00US$32.00n/a10
May ’27US$50.54
US$49.20
-2.65%
15.18%US$59.00US$32.00n/a10
Apr ’27US$48.50
US$42.20
-12.99%
13.19%US$55.00US$32.00n/a10
Mar ’27US$45.43
US$42.20
-7.11%
13.19%US$55.00US$32.00n/a10
Feb ’27US$35.62
US$34.50
-3.14%
5.83%US$38.00US$32.00n/a10
Jan ’27US$28.24
US$34.00
+20.40%
6.71%US$38.00US$30.00n/a10
Dec ’26US$31.35
US$34.00
+8.45%
6.96%US$38.00US$30.00n/a10
Nov ’26US$29.35
US$33.70
+14.82%
7.39%US$38.00US$30.00n/a10
Oct ’26US$29.19
US$33.70
+15.45%
8.08%US$38.00US$30.00n/a10
Sep ’26US$28.82
US$34.20
+18.67%
9.68%US$40.00US$30.00US$46.6010
Aug ’26US$25.70
US$33.50
+30.35%
10.45%US$40.00US$30.00US$42.4010
Jul ’26US$27.44
US$33.36
+21.59%
11.87%US$40.00US$29.00US$37.0811
Jun ’26US$24.77
US$32.82
+32.49%
13.80%US$40.00US$25.00US$47.1211
May ’26US$22.55
US$33.73
+49.57%
14.42%US$40.00US$25.00US$50.5411
Apr ’26US$24.46
US$36.82
+50.52%
9.18%US$42.00US$31.00US$48.5011
Mar ’26US$25.90
US$37.55
+44.96%
8.14%US$42.00US$33.00US$45.4311
Feb ’26US$32.05
US$40.91
+27.64%
7.69%US$48.00US$37.00US$35.6211
Jan ’26US$31.40
US$43.73
+39.26%
16.92%US$64.00US$37.00US$28.2411
Dec ’25US$33.47
US$45.40
+35.64%
15.95%US$64.00US$38.00US$31.3510
Nov ’25US$31.11
US$48.90
+57.18%
18.57%US$67.00US$39.00US$29.3510
Oct ’25US$36.42
US$54.55
+49.77%
14.23%US$67.00US$39.00US$29.1911
Sep ’25US$38.15
US$57.91
+51.79%
8.76%US$67.00US$47.00US$28.8211
US$48.45
Fair Value
8.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/21 04:09
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/18 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Noble Corporation plc is covered by 46 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullABG Sundal Collier
null nullArgus Research Company
James WestBarclays