Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Schlumberger in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker forecasts that the oil and gas company will earn $0.74 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Schlumberger’s current full-year earnings is $3.34 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Schlumberger’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.48 EPS.
Several other brokerages have also weighed in on SLB. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Schlumberger from $53.00 to $48.00 in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Schlumberger to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Schlumberger from $49.00 to $46.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Schlumberger from $58.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price target on shares of Schlumberger from $60.00 to $56.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Schlumberger presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $55.81.
Schlumberger Stock Up 0.6 %
Schlumberger stock opened at $42.30 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The company has a market capitalization of $59.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.60, a P/E/G ratio of 9.98 and a beta of 1.52. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $40.74 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.75. Schlumberger has a twelve month low of $36.52 and a twelve month high of $55.69.
Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 17th. The oil and gas company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $9.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9,241,140 billion. Schlumberger had a net margin of 12.29% and a return on equity of 21.90%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share.
Schlumberger Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be paid a $0.285 dividend. This is an increase from Schlumberger’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.70%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. Schlumberger’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.66%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Schlumberger
In other Schlumberger news, EVP Mogharbel Khaled Al sold 123,097 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.09, for a total transaction of $5,427,346.73. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 184,626 shares in the company, valued at $8,140,160.34. This trade represents a 40.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Dianne B. Ralston sold 43,161 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.96, for a total value of $1,897,357.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 235,024 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,331,655.04. The trade was a 15.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 198,258 shares of company stock worth $8,732,604 over the last three months. 0.26% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Schlumberger
A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. ORG Partners LLC grew its position in Schlumberger by 393.5% during the third quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 607 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 484 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Schlumberger during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Schlumberger in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. lifted its stake in Schlumberger by 1,068.3% in the third quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 958 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 876 shares during the last quarter. Finally, J. Stern & Co. LLP purchased a new stake in Schlumberger during the third quarter valued at about $47,000. 81.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Schlumberger Company Profile
Schlumberger Limited engages in the provision of technology for the energy industry worldwide. The company operates through four divisions: Digital & Integration, Reservoir Performance, Well Construction, and Production Systems. The company provides field development and hydrocarbon production, carbon management, and integration of adjacent energy systems; reservoir interpretation and data processing services for exploration data; and well construction and production improvement services and products.
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