11 Best Retirement Stocks to Buy According to Analysts

4. Noble Corporation Plc (NYSE:NE)

Analyst Rating: Buy

Dividend Yield: 7.08%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 49

With significant upside potential, Noble Corporation Plc (NYSE:NE) secures a spot on our list of the 11 Best Retirement Stocks to Buy According to Analysts.

On September 8, 2025, Noble Corporation Plc (NYSE:NE)’s Senior Vice President of the Marketing and Contracts segment, Denton Blake, sold 29,729 Class A Ordinary Shares at a weighted average price of $29.78, totaling about $885,000.

The transaction was carried out within a price range of $29.76 to $29.85, leaving Blake with direct ownership of 83,182 shares of Noble Corporation Plc (NYSE:NE). This transaction shortly followed the company’s Q2 results, where it reported earnings per share of $0.13, which was well below forecasts of $0.51. Meanwhile, the company’s revenue of $848.65 million slightly exceeded forecasts, which were $842.74 million.

Noble Corporation Plc (NYSE:NE) functions as an offshore drilling contractor for the global oil and gas industry. It secures a place in the Best Retirement Portfolio.