Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Noble Corp Plc shares valued at $19,521 were sold by Howard Jennie on Apr 01 ’25. At $24.16 per share, Howard Jennie sold 808 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,580 shares worth approximately $0.24 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hirshberg Al J. purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 115,000 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $23.00 each, the insider now holds 5,000 shares.
Before that, Hirshberg Al J. had added 5,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $115,000, the Director bought Noble Corp Plc shares for $23.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $0.8 million.
As published in a research note from Citigroup on July 10, 2025, Noble Corp Plc [NE] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $32. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of January 15, 2025, Evercore ISI has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “an In-line” for NE. Earlier on December 06, 2024, JP Morgan initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for NE stock.
Analyzing NE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Noble Corp Plc [NYSE: NE] rose 2.08% to $27.47. The stock’s lowest price that day was $26.595, but it reached a high of $28.78 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.67%. Over the course of the year, Noble Corp Plc shares have dropped approximately -34.70%.
Is Noble Corp Plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Noble Corp Plc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -2.16 million shares to 8.92 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 11.08 million shares. A decline of -24.27% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.85 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.85.
Which companies own the most shares of Noble Corp Plc (NE)?
In terms of Noble Corp Plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 30 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.48% from the previous closing price of $26.91. Analysts anticipate Noble Corp Plc stock to reach 30 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 30. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Noble Corp Plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
