Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for National Oilwell Varco (NOV): Time to Buy?

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National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV - Free Report) is engaged in the manufacture of oil and gas drilling-related equipments. This company could be an interesting play for investors because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well.

These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on NOV’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that National Oilwell Varco could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for NOV

In the past 30 days, eight estimates have gone higher for National Oilwell Varco while two have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates narrowing from a loss of 23 cents a share 30 days ago, to a loss of 17 cents today, a move of 34.8%.

Current Year Estimates for NOV

Meanwhile, National Oilwell Varco’ current year figures are also looking quite promising, with 11 estimates moving higher in the past month, compared to one lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, narrowing from a loss of 48 cents per share 30 days ago to a loss of 33 cents per share today, an increase of 31.3%.

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Price and Consensus

Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 6.8% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So investors may definitely want to consider this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock to profit in the near future. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

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