Nabors Industries Ltd: (NYSE: NBR)

$16.53

-0.22 (-1.31%)

Volume 409,496

May 24 10:09 AM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		16.50 - 16.71
	
		52wk Low - High
		12.40 - 18.24
	
		Previous Close
		16.75
	
		Avg. Volume
		3,900,057
	
		Industry
		OIL & GAS-DRILLING
	
		Market Cap
		4.87 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.16 - 0.96
	
		Beta
		2.00
	
		PE (Forward)
		16.14
	
		Current Year Est.
		1.04
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		-12.50%
	
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            16.14
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            1.68
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            1.04
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.16
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.14
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            -12.50%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-23-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            1.43
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            9.60%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Nabors Industries, Inc. is one of the largest land drilling contractors.  Nabors conducts oil, gas and geothermal land drilling operations in the U.S. and internationally.  Nabors also is one of the largest land well-servicing and workover contractors in the United States.  To further supplement its primary business, it offers a number of ancillary well-site services, including oilfield management, engineering, transportation, construction, maintenance, well logging and other support services, in selected domestic and international markets.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.16	0.27	1.04	1.40
Number of Estimates	13	13	10	15
Low Estimate	0.10	0.20	0.90	0.00
High Estimate	0.23	0.33	1.20	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.38	0.42	0.82	1.04
EPS Growth	-58.91%	-36.63%	26.59%	34.94%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
NABORS IND	NBR	16.75
NEW SOURCE EGY	NSLP	20.90
ATWOOD OCEANICS	ATW	55.28
DIAMOND OFFSHOR	DO	70.87
ENSCO PLC	ESV	62.13
HELMERICH&PAYNE	HP	62.09
HERCULES OFFSHR	HERO	7.34
NOBLE CORP	NE	40.89
OCEAN RIG UDW	ORIG	17.18
PACIFIC DRILLNG	PACD	9.79

Sector:Oils-Energy>> Industry:OIL & GAS-DRILLING

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Nabors Beats Earnings, Down YoY

Apr 24, 2013

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Safeway, Patterson-UTI Energy, Nabors Industries, EPL Oil & Gas and Stone Energy

Apr 24, 2013

Patterson-UTI Likely to Top Earnings

Apr 23, 2013

Nabors Upgraded to Neutral

Mar 21, 2013

Nabors to Pay 4-Cent Dividend

Mar 04, 2013

Opportunity at Patterson-UTI

Feb 26, 2013

Nabors Reports a Mixed Bag

Feb 20, 2013

Oil & Gas Stock Outlook - Jan 2013

Jan 17, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	1.43
Sales	6,751
Net Income	129
Price/Earnings	11.71
Price/Book	0.81
Price/Cash Flow	3.73
Price/Sales	0.74

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News

Nabors Industries (NBR) Breaks Through Support at $16.51 - Financial News Network Online - Pivot Alerts

May 23, 2013

Nabors Industries (NBR) Showing Resistance Near $17.61 With 0.93% Dividend Yield - Freshbrewedmedia

May 23, 2013

Shareholders Should Reject Nabors` Imperial Chairmanship - TheMotleyFool

May 23, 2013

Hercules Offshore has the Best Relative Performance in the Oil & Gas Drilling Industry (HERO, NE, NBR, ATW, ESV) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 21, 2013

Patterson-UTI Energy Ranks the Lowest in Terms of EV/EBITDA Ratio in the Oil & Gas Drilling Industry (PTEN, NBR, UNT) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 20, 2013

Stock Investors Bid Up Shares of Nabors Industries, Up 2.6% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 20, 2013

Is Oil Production in the Gulf About to Surge? - TheMotleyFool

May 18, 2013

Nabors Industries Makes a Move: Up 4.3% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 17, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.33
ABR (Last Week)	2.33
# of recs in ABR	18
Average Target Price	18.22
Industry Rank by ABR	117 out of 265
Rank in Industry	2 out of 20

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Day Low - High	16.50 - 16.71
52wk Low - High	12.40 - 18.24
Previous Close	16.75
Avg. Volume	3,900,057
Industry	OIL & GAS-DRILLING
Market Cap	4.87 B
Div - Yield	0.16 - 0.96
Beta	2.00
PE (Forward)	16.14
Current Year Est.	1.04
Quarterly Earnings ESP	-12.50%

PE (Forward)	16.14
PEG Ratio	1.68
Current Year Est.	1.04
Current Quarter Estimate	0.16
Most Accurate Estimate	0.14
Earnings ESP	-12.50%
Next Earnings Report Date	07-23-2013
EPS Last Year	1.43
Expected Earnings Growth	9.60%

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Nabors Industries Ltd: (NYSE: NBR)

$16.53

-0.22 (-1.31%)

Volume 409,496

May 24 10:09 AM ET

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Sector:Oils-Energy>> Industry:OIL & GAS-DRILLING

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