
Noble Corporation Plc
Noble Corporation Plc (NE) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · NE · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
369
Institutional Holders
▲ 18 vs Q2
$3.46B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $555.97M vs Q2
159.55M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 78.80%
124.50M
13F Shares Held
▲ 15.32M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
NE largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. drilling oil & gas wells | 15.24M | 9.60% | 9.60% | $431.05B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 4.27M |
VANGUARD GROUP INC drilling oil & gas wells | 14.16M | 8.92% | 8.92% | $400.45B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 928.7K |
FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC drilling oil & gas wells | 12.17M | 7.66% | 7.66% | $344.06B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 112 |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP drilling oil & gas wells | 5.14M | 3.23% | 3.23% | $145.26B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.14M |
STATE STREET CORP drilling oil & gas wells | 5.02M | 3.16% | 3.16% | $141.83B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.67M |
PACKER & CO LTD drilling oil & gas wells | 4.27M | 2.69% | 2.69% | $55.81B | Oct 28, 2025 | NEW |
SOURCEROCK GROUP LLC drilling oil & gas wells | 4.25M | 2.68% | 2.68% | $120.27B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 931.6K |
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC drilling oil & gas wells | 3.14M | 1.98% | 1.98% | $88.92B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.02M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC drilling oil & gas wells | 3.09M | 1.95% | 1.95% | $87.46B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 47.6K |
BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SNC drilling oil & gas wells | 3.04M | 1.91% | 1.91% | $85.90B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 3.01M |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
35
Increased
+19.45M shares4
New Positions
first time holders11
Decreased
−4.71M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+14.73M
+19.45M / −4.71M
Net new holders
+28
4 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
NE insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
1
Buy transactions
9
Sell transactions
0.11
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hirshberg Al J. director | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 3,500 | $52.63 | $184.2K | 29.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hirshberg Al J. director | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 1,500 | $52.60 | $78.9K | 27.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
SLEDGE CHARLES M director | May 12, 2026 | Sale | 724 | $51.61 | $37.4K | 1.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kawaja Joey M SVP, Operations | May 5, 2026 | Sale | 40,000 | $49.85 | $1.99M | 40.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Denton Blake SVP, Marketing & Contracts | May 6, 2026 | Sale | 30,000 | $49.31 | $1.48M | 29.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Howard Jennie SVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. | Apr 30, 2026 | Sale | 2,486 | $51.08 | $127.0K | 15.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
ALTING CAROLINE SVP, Ops. Excellence & Sust | Apr 28, 2026 | Sale | 15,340 | $52.75 | $809.1K | 8.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Barker Richard B. EVP and CFO | Mar 18, 2026 | Sale | 102,839 | $46.43 | $4.77M | 211.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Barker Richard B. EVP and CFO | Mar 18, 2026 | Sale | 47,161 | $47.07 | $2.22M | 164.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Eifler Robert W. President & CEO | Mar 18, 2026 | Sale | 72,753 | $46.43 | $3.38M | 1.27M | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Noble Corporation Plc (NE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 78.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 21.20%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.76%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Noble Corporation Plc is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 15.24 million shares — equal to 9.60% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 369 institutional investors currently hold NE stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $3.46 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
NE ownershipNoble Corporation Plc (NE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 78.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 9.60% stake. Company insiders hold 21.20%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.