NBR NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD Insider Trading

Director John Yearwood buys 6,410 shares of NBR at $78.12, increasing stake 29.1% to 28.4K shares

Director John Yearwood purchased 6,410 shares at $78.12 on 2026-02-20, increasing his holdings from 22,034 to 28,444 shares—a 29.1% increase in his position. The purchase occurred near the 52-week high of $78.19 (-0.5%), and the stock has appreciated 19.7% over the prior 30 days and 56.0% over 90 days, reflecting strong recent momentum. Nabors Industries' fundamentals show solid performance with $274.2M in net income against $818.2M in quarterly revenue, 8.7% annual revenue growth, and a notably low P/E ratio of 1.80, suggesting the valuation does not currently reflect earnings generation. The substantial accumulation by a director during a period of accelerating stock performance provides visibility into insider positioning at current price levels.

10% owner Varde Partners sells 312,378 shares (312.4K) at ~$41.04 blended, reducing stake 18.2%; NBR unprofitable, down 50.8% from 52-week high

Varde Partners, a 10% shareholder in Nabors Industries, executed 2 separate sales totaling 312,378 shares for $12,819,602.92 at a blended average price of $41.04, reducing its holdings from 1,718,430 to 1,406,052 shares (a -18.2% reduction). This sale occurs while the stock trades 50.8% below its 52-week high of $84.38 and while Nabors reported negative net income of $-30,910,000.00 in its latest quarter with annual revenue declining 2.5% year-over-year. The timing of a major shareholder liquidating nearly a fifth of its position while the company remains unprofitable and the stock languishes in the lower half of its 52-week range warrants attention to the motivations behind the transaction and Varde's forward outlook for the company.