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NOVIndustrial Machinery
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$18.621d -2.0%5d -0.6%settled close · 2026-10-07
Mkt cap $6.7B (10/7)β 0.5552w $17.79–22Shares 360.4MInd. Oil & Gas Field Machinery & EquipmentNYSE since 1996Emp. 31,605HQ Houston, TXnov.com
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Premiumfair +0.88 at the last close · needs +0.88 to sell
Ordersell the 88-88 $888 put at $8.88 · collateral $88,800 · buy back at $4.44
Historyone lot, every tradeable session, bought back at half: +8.8% a year, 2016–2026, 88% won
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Earnings
Next report: 27 Oct 2026 after the close
Confirmed date · consensus EPS 0.25. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.
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Notable options days
Sessions in the last 120 where NOV’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 8 of 120 sessions qualified.
The qualifying dates are the free record. Close, flow, call/LEAPS mix and the 20-session outcome — for every session below — are Brief subscriber content.
| Date | Close | RVOL | Δ$ flow ($M) | Call % | LEAPS % | +20 sess. |
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