Schlumberger
About: SLB is the largest oilfield service firm in the world, with expertise in myriad disciplines, including reservoir performance, well construction, production enhancement, and more recently, digital solutions. It maintains a reputation as one of the industry's leading innovators, which has earned it dominant share in numerous end markets.
Employees: 111,000
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Funds holding %
of 7,390 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
48% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 216 | Existing positions closed: 146
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,447 [Q3] → 1,483 (+36) [Q4]
2.0% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.03% [Q3] → 83.02% (+2.0%) [Q4]
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 541 | Existing positions reduced: 560
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 [Q3] → 21 (-1) [Q4]
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $48.4B [Q3] → $45.2B (-$3.13B) [Q4]
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $992M | Put options by funds: $1.22B
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$44
5%
upside
Avg. target
$53
26%
upside
High target
$59
41%
upside
6 analyst ratings
5 positive
83%
1 neutral
17%
0 negative
0%
Jefferies Lloyd Byrne 61% 1-year accuracy 14 / 23 met price target | 41%upside $59 | Buy Maintained | 27 Mar 2025 |
Citigroup Scott Gruber 49% 1-year accuracy 35 / 72 met price target | 29%upside $54 | Buy Maintained | 21 Jan 2025 |
RBC Capital Luca Issi 29% 1-year accuracy 16 / 55 met price target | 36%upside $57 | Outperform Reiterated | 21 Jan 2025 |
JP Morgan Arun Jayaram 54% 1-year accuracy 22 / 41 met price target | 19%upside $50 | Overweight Maintained | 21 Jan 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group James West 43% 1-year accuracy 13 / 30 met price target | 5%upside $44 | In-Line Downgraded | 15 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 15 articles about SLB published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
2 days ago
SLB Announces First-Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SLB (NYSE: SLB) will hold a conference call on April 25, 2025 to discuss the results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2025. The conference call is scheduled to begin at 9:30 am US Eastern time and a press release regarding the results will be issued at 7:00 am US Eastern time. To access the conference call, listeners should contact the Conference Call Operator at +1 (833) 470-1428 within North America or +1 (404) 975-4839 outside of North America approximately 10.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
Schlumberger: One Of The Best Times To Buy This Oilfield Giant
Schlumberger presents a compelling long-term investment with strong international growth, margin expansion, and robust free cash flow. SLB's strategic push into digital solutions, AI, and low-carbon initiatives like carbon capture and geothermal positions it for future growth. With a strong balance sheet and trading at a forward P/E well below its historical average, the Company offers an attractive entry point.
Negative
Market Watch
3 days ago
U.K. Competition Regulator Set to Refer SLB-ChampionX Deal for In-Depth Probe -- Update
The U.K.'s competition watchdog said it is preparing to launch an in-depth investigation of SLB's proposed acquisition of ChampionX, saying the deal could affect competition if allowed to go ahead.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Investors Heavily Search Schlumberger Limited (SLB): Here is What You Need to Know
Zacks.com users have recently been watching Schlumberger (SLB) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.
Negative
Reuters
3 days ago
UK antitrust watchdog says SLB-ChampionX deal could lessen competition
Britain's competition regulator said on Thursday that oilfield services company SLB's proposed $8 billion deal to buy smaller rival ChampionX could result in a substantial lessening of competition within the UK.
Neutral
CNBC Television
4 days ago
Final Trade: TSN, X, SLB, MCD
The final trades of the day with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Schlumberger: One Of My Biggest Contrarian Plays For 2025 Is Outperforming The Market
Schlumberger is up 6.74% YTD, outperforming major index funds, driven by strong fundamentals and increasing energy demand for data centers and AI advancements. SLB's robust financials include $36.29 billion in 2024 revenue, $4.19 billion in free cash flow, and a dividend yield of 2.78%, trading at less than 12x 2025 earnings. Risks include commodity price fluctuations, geopolitical instability, and competition from Halliburton and Baker Hughes, but SLB's technological edge and capital allocation mitigate these concerns.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Is It Worth Investing in Schlumberger (SLB) Based on Wall Street's Bullish Views?
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Here is What to Know Beyond Why Schlumberger Limited (SLB) is a Trending Stock
Zacks.com users have recently been watching Schlumberger (SLB) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
SLB announces successful early tender results and amendment of Exchange Offer
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schlumberger Limited (“SLB”) (NYSE: SLB) today announced the early tender results and the amendment of the previously announced offers by Schlumberger Holdings Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of SLB (“SHC”), to exchange certain series of notes listed below (the “Existing SISA Notes”), issued by Schlumberger Investment S.A. (“SISA”), for up to $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount (such amount, as it may be amended, the “Maximum Exchange Amount”) of.
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