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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 13 Mar 2025.
Noble Corp plc: what insiders have been doing
Noble Corp plc, classified in the Energy sector, is a listed company based in Sugar Land, Canada, founded in 1985. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, 40 filings were filed, from 14 insiders.
All open-market trades in the period are sales: 9 sales worth €10.7M, by 7 insiders, with no purchase on record. The largest single trade was a sale of €4.1M by Barker Richard B., published on 19 March 2026.
Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 2 days after the trade. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,812 companies) published 19 filings over the same period, against 40 filings here. Since 2016, the database holds 12 purchases and 32 sales by insiders of the company. The 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 shows 3.29 bn USD of revenue and 216.7 m USD of net income and a dividend of 2.00 USD per share.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: RGC Resources Inc and Terawulf Inc. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
236
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€52M
12 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€117M
32 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleAPMH Invest A/S4 buys
Blake Denton3 sales
Caroline Alting3 sales
Joey M. Kawaja3 sales
Richard B. Barker1 buy2 sales
Charles M. Sledge1 buy1 sale
+3 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- +94.3%Entry US$23.78 · Close at T+365 US$46.21
- +70.3%Entry US$26.84 · Close at T+365 US$45.72
- +68.1%Entry US$26.92 · Close at T+365 US$45.26
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Noble Corp plc Buy (bullish), based on 11 analysts. Average price target: US$48.45.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 11,227 of 24,148 companies
53.4
score / 100
Value64
Quality43
FCF yld6.5%
Earn yld3.2%
EV/EBITDA8.6x
ROE3.3%
Gross mgn20%
Net mgn6.6%
Debt/EBITDA2.0x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$41.94
Analyst consensus
11 analystsBuy
US$35.00Target US$48.45(+16%)US$59.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$3.3B
Gross profitUS$648.2M20% margin
EBITDAUS$1B31% margin
Net incomeUS$216.7M5.2% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)45.1x
PER (forward)20.6x
P/Book1.5x
Beta0.93
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$6.7B
Total debtUS$2B
Free Cash FlowUS$432.2M
Debt / Equity43%
Profitability & ownership
ROE3.3%
ROA3.1%
% insiders20.7%
% institutions88.2%
Last declaration on 8 September 2026
Declarations236 total
21,750 shares0A Ordinary SharesSEC:0001712228-26-000004:0
50,000 shares@ US$45.50740.035% mcap27.6% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-004671
40,000 shares@ US$49.8550.027% mcap41.0% of flowA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000124:0
3,649 shares0A Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000119:0
15,340 shares@ US$52.7470.013% mcap36.4% of flowA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001946007-26-000002:0
2,486 shares@ US$51.0760.0021% mcap100.0% of flowA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001971640-26-000002:0
102,839 shares@ US$46.4328.9% of flowA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000103:0
72,753 shares@ US$46.43441.2% of flowA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000102:0
5,000 shares@ US$44.8177.5% of flowA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001810264-26-000002:0
20,000 shares@ US$42.965.1% of flowA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000095:0
2,083 shares@ US$44.63324.7% of flowA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000094:0
7,810 shares@ US$42.1014.6% of flowA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000087:1
4,195 shares@ US$43.608.1% of flowA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000087:2
19,846 sharesA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000087:0
19,849 sharesA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000090:0
13,531 sharesA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000089:0
10,824 sharesA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000088:0
36,083 sharesA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000086:0
19,846 sharesA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000085:0
113,663 sharesA Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000084:0
3,673 shares0A Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000069:0
3,673 shares0A Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000063:0
3,673 shares0A Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000061:0
4,867 shares0A Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000066:0
3,673 shares0A Ordinary SharesSEC:0001895262-26-000060:0
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About Noble Corp plc
Noble Corp plc (NYSE: NE) is a U.S.-listed offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. Although the company is incorporated as a public limited company under the laws of England and Wales, its operational headquarters are in Houston, Texas, United States. Noble and its predecessors have been active in contract drilling since 1921, giving the group a long operating history in a highly cyclical industry with significant technical and capital barriers to entry.
Noble’s business model is centered on contract drilling services delivered through a global fleet of mobile offshore drilling units. The company focuses on the higher-specification end of the market, particularly ultra-deepwater floaters and high-spec jackups. This positioning matters competitively: Noble is not a broad oilfield services conglomerate, but a specialized offshore driller with exposure to complex, long-duration projects for large integrated oil companies, independents, and state-controlled customers. The company presents itself as operating one of the most modern, versatile, and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling sector, which is an important differentiator versus peers such as Transocean and Valaris.
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Strategically, Noble has been shaped by recent consolidation. The company expanded materially through the Maersk Drilling combination in 2022 and then completed the acquisition of Diamond Offshore Drilling in September 2024. Those transactions increased scale, broadened the fleet, and improved Noble’s exposure across offshore basins. In its recent disclosures, management has highlighted stronger contract wins, a larger backlog, and improved visibility as offshore project sanctioning and drilling demand have recovered from prior-cycle lows.
Geographically, Noble operates globally and can redeploy rigs across established and emerging offshore regions as customer demand shifts. That flexibility is a key strength in a market where contract opportunities move with commodity prices, operator budgets, and regional project timing. Recent company updates in 2025 and early 2026 pointed to new contracts, continued backlog support, and ongoing shareholder returns through dividends and share repurchases. The company has also reported solid cash generation, although utilization and dayrates remain inherently volatile.
For investors in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, Noble should be viewed as a cyclical energy infrastructure name with direct exposure to offshore oil and gas spending. Its NYSE listing, U.S. operating base, and long industry history make it a relevant benchmark for investors seeking exposure to the offshore drilling recovery theme, while its concentrated fleet strategy and recent M&A history support a more disciplined competitive profile than in prior downcycles.
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