Noble Corp
About: Noble Corp PLC is an offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry that provides contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry with its fleet of mobile offshore drilling units. The company focuses on a high-specification fleet of floating and jackup rigs and the deployment of its drilling rigs in oil and gas basins around the world.
Employees: 5,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
39% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 115 | Existing positions reduced: 83
3% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $38.1M | Put options by funds: $36.9M
0.9% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.88% [Q3] → 71.98% (-0.9%) [Q4]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 300 [Q3] → 289 (-11) [Q4]
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 60
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.28B [Q3] → $3.62B (-$659M) [Q4]
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 [Q3] → 10 (-3) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Citigroup Scott Gruber 46% 1-year accuracy 33 / 72 met price target | 41%upside $34 | Buy Maintained | 19 Mar 2025 |
Barclays Eddie Kim 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 11 met price target | 61%upside $39 | Overweight Maintained | 25 Feb 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group James West 40% 1-year accuracy 12 / 30 met price target | 70%upside $41 | In-Line Downgraded | 15 Jan 2025 |
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