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Varde Partners, a ten-percent owner of Nabors Industries LTD (NYSE:NBR), sold 312,378 common shares of the company on September 11, 2025, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares were sold in two transactions at prices ranging from $41.0076 to $42.3265, resulting in total proceeds of approximately $12.8 million. According to InvestingPro data, NBR has shown strong returns over the past three months despite operating with a significant debt burden, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.72.
The first sale involved 305,000 shares at $41.0076 per share. The second transaction consisted of 7,378 shares sold at $42.3265 per share.
Following these transactions, Varde Partners directly holds 76,687 shares through Varde Investment Partners (Offshore) Master, L.P., 923,304 shares through Varde Credit Partners Master, L.P., 224,946 shares through Varde Investment Partners, L.P., and 181,115 shares through The Varde Skyway Master Fund, L.P.
The filing was signed on behalf of Varde Partners by Andrew Malone, GC. While the company maintains healthy liquidity with a current ratio of 1.79, investors should note that NBR’s stock price movements have been notably volatile.
In other recent news, Nabors Industries reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, which did not meet market expectations. The company posted an earnings per share (EPS) of -$2.71, falling short of the anticipated -$0.82. Additionally, Nabors Industries’ revenue was $838.9 million, slightly below the forecasted $842.1 million. These results mark a challenging quarter for the company, reflecting both lower earnings and revenue than analysts had projected. There were no updates regarding potential mergers or acquisitions involving Nabors Industries. Analyst firms have not recently upgraded or downgraded the stock following these earnings results. Investors may be closely monitoring how Nabors Industries plans to address these financial shortfalls in future quarters.
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