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 Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
322
Institutional Holders
▲ 2 vs Q4
$2.51B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $1.11B vs Q4
159.55M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 78.80%
105.86M
13F Shares Held
▼ 9.70M vs Q4
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
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC drilling oil & gas wells | 13.50M | 8.49% | 8.49% | $319.95B | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 511.5K |
FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC drilling oil & gas wells | 12.19M | 7.67% | 7.67% | $288.87B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 196.4K |
BLACKROCK, INC. drilling oil & gas wells | 10.19M | 6.41% | 6.41% | $241.61B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 190.9K |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS drilling oil & gas wells | 4.61M | 2.90% | 2.90% | $109.36B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 9.6K |
SOURCEROCK GROUP LLC drilling oil & gas wells | 4.03M | 2.53% | 2.53% | $95.43B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 1.22M |
STATE STREET CORP drilling oil & gas wells | 3.55M | 2.23% | 2.23% | $84.05B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 106.0K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP drilling oil & gas wells | 3.52M | 2.21% | 2.21% | $83.45B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 481.9K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC drilling oil & gas wells | 3.07M | 1.93% | 1.93% | $72.69B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 10.3K |
INCENTIVE AS drilling oil & gas wells | 2.48M | 1.56% | 1.56% | $58.78B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 20.0K |
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP drilling oil & gas wells | 2.46M | 1.54% | 1.54% | $58.20B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 90.1K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
30
Increased
+6.75M shares2
New Positions
first time holders17
Decreased
−3.14M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+3.61M
+6.75M / −3.14M
Net new holders
+15
2 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 66.3% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 21.20%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 12.45%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Noble Corporation Plc is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 13.50 million shares — equal to 8.49% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 322 institutional investors currently hold NE stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $2.51 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 66.3% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 8.49% stake. Company insiders hold 21.20%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.