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NBR Nabors Industries (NBR) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Energy · Drilling oil & gas wells · CIK 0001163739
Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
148
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about NBR

Insiders, 180 days
-$295.4K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$294.5K
1 notice

Nabors Industries insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD insiders sold a net $295.4K of stock across 7 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-08-28 SEC
3,200
$295.4K
-12.1%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 60.8% of the 5,264 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 148 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Tudor David J sold about $295.4K of NBR on Aug 28, 2026; 148 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-02-24 SECtraded 2026-02-20
6,410
$500.7K
+5.6%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 22.5% of the 28,444 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 148 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director YEARWOOD JOHN bought about $500.7K of NBR on Feb 20, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 148 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-09-15 SECtraded 2025-09-11
7,378
$312.3K
+97.6%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 0.5% of the 1,406,052 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 148 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Varde Credit Partners Master, L.P. sold about $312.3K of NBR on Sep 11, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company since 2023; 148 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-09-15 SECtraded 2025-09-11
305,000
$12.5M
+97.6%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 21.6% of the 1,413,430 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 148 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Varde Credit Partners Master, L.P. sold about $12.5M of NBR on Sep 11, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 148 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
SELL
2023-09-05 SEC
4,975
$622.5K
-32.4%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Dec 15, 2021.
  • The trade is 103.9% of the 4,787 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 148 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Kotts John P sold about $622.5K of NBR on Sep 5, 2023, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 148 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
7 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$295.4K over 180 days
-$295.4K over 90 days
more than 52% of Energy
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
148 funds bought in last quarter
more than 57% of Energy
Revenue
+8.7% year over year
more than 67% of Energy
Margin
9.0% net margin
more than 62% of Energy
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
6.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.3 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 64% of Energy
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+77.4%12M
-0%+46%+92%+139%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-02-20 · YEARWOOD JOHN bought $500.7K2026-08-28 · Tudor David J sold $295.4K2026-08-28 · Tudor David J filed to sell $294.5K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns NBR: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
1,310,684 sh
$110.1M
$40.7M

Congress trades in NBR

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

NBR planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Tudor David J
Filed 2026-08-28
$294.5K

NBR mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
NORTHEAST INVESTORS TRUST
$3.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.9%
Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF
$1.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.4%
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES ULTRASECTOR PROFUND
$247.8K position · as of 2026-07-31
2.2%
Invesco Dorsey Wright Energy Momentum ETF
$624.9K position · as of 2026-07-31
1.2%
Knights of Columbus Small Cap Equity Fund
$2.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.1%
iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF
$2.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Petrello
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$10.3M
-$1.9M
$2.7M
-42%
+29%
2022
$10.8M
$30.1M
$2.6M
+10%
+26%
2021
$10.0M
$18.3M
$2.1M
-42%
-24%
2020
$17.5M
$4.8M
$2.7M
-59%
-39%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $295.4K sold by insiders over 180 days, 148 funds added last quarter, $294.5K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

NBR financials

Revenue growth
+8.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
9.0%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$3.2B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+7.7%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$61.6M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
4.59x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.28x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+58.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+5.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+12.1%
operating income after a 32.9% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end) plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+11.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
6.27x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$3.3B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-27 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+4.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
prior-year trailing EPS was a loss, growth undefined
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$3.2B$2.9B$3.0B$2.7B
Operating income$471.1M$416.8M$433.7M$44.3M
Net income$286.6M-$176.1M-$11.8M-$350.3M
EPS (diluted)17.39-22.37-5.49-40.52
Operating cash flow$693.3M$581.4M$637.9M$501.1M
Cash$940.7M$389.7M$1.1B$451.0M
Long-term debt$2.1B$2.5B$2.5B$2.5B
Dividends paidn/a$87.0K$194.0K$65.0K
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

NBR Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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NBR ranks highest on risk and compliance (70th percentile) and profitability (69th), and lowest on financial health (17th), among Energy peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
69
Inputs
  • Return on equity+58.0% · 96 pct, sector of 109
  • Return on assets+5.2% · 60 pct, sector of 129
  • Return on invested capital+12.1% · 50 pct, sector of 39
  • Return on capital employed+11.0% · 68 pct, sector of 110
Financial health
17
Inputs
  • Debt to equity4.59x · 2 pct, sector of 111
  • Cash flow to debt0.28x · 32 pct, sector of 115
Growth
67
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+8.7% · 67 pct, sector of 141
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
26
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$295K · 51 pct, sector of 95
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 95
Institutional and government
57
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter148 · 57 pct, sector of 145
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
70
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+6.9% · 41 pct, sector of 167
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 109
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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NBR filings, in plain words

Are Nabors Industries insiders buying or selling NBR?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Nabors Industries insiders were net sellers, a net $295.4K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

Are there planned insider sales of NBR?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $294.5K of stock; the latest, by Tudor David J, was filed 2026-08-28.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Nabors Industries insiders were net sellers of NBR, a net $295.4K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $294.5K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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