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 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
61% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 44
36% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 125 | Existing positions reduced: 92
20% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $94.1M | Put options by funds: $78.1M
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.51B [Q1] → $2.9B (+$391M) [Q2]
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 296 [Q1] → 320 (+24) [Q2]
2.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.44% [Q1] → 68.75% (+2.31%) [Q2]
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q1] → 8 (-4) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
Barclays
Eddie Kim
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$32
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Overweight
Maintained
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13 Aug 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group
James West
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$36
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In-Line
Maintained
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8 Aug 2025 |
Susquehanna
Charles Minervino
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$32
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Neutral
Maintained
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7 Aug 2025 |
Citigroup
Scott Gruber
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$32
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Neutral
Downgraded
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10 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion