SLB Limited (NYSE:SLB) Receives $60.30 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

SLB Limited (NYSE:SLBGet Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-three brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $60.30.

A number of research firms have weighed in on SLB. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $54.00 target price on shares of SLB in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on SLB from $53.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $61.00 price objective on shares of SLB in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $64.00 price objective on shares of SLB in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on SLB from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th.

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SLB Stock Up 11.0%

SLB opened at $52.43 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $51.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.33, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.72. SLB has a fifty-two week low of $31.64 and a fifty-two week high of $58.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.34.

SLB (NYSE:SLBGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The oil and gas company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $8.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.67 billion. SLB had a net margin of 9.26% and a return on equity of 15.54%. The firm’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.74 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that SLB will post 2.52 earnings per share for the current year.

SLB Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 2nd will be given a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. SLB’s payout ratio is currently 51.53%.

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Insider Buying and Selling at SLB

In other news, EVP Steve Matthew Gassen sold 53,379 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.18, for a total transaction of $2,998,832.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 47,421 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,664,111.78. This represents a 52.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director La Chevardiere Patrick De sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.33, for a total value of $108,660.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $921,056.49. The trade was a 10.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SLB

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in SLB in the 4th quarter valued at about $809,557,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in SLB by 56.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 24,615,243 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,264,977,000 after purchasing an additional 8,918,412 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of SLB by 50.6% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 16,635,566 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $638,473,000 after purchasing an additional 5,589,585 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of SLB by 7.0% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 83,617,999 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,898,037,000 after purchasing an additional 5,466,786 shares during the period. Finally, Capital International Investors boosted its position in SLB by 86.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,627,072 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $446,247,000 after buying an additional 5,404,948 shares during the last quarter. 81.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About SLB

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SLB (NYSE: SLB), historically known as Schlumberger, is a leading global provider of technology, integrated project management and information solutions for the energy industry. Founded by Conrad and Marcel Schlumberger in 1926, the company develops and supplies products and services used across the exploration, drilling, completion and production phases of oil and gas development. Its offerings are intended to help operators characterize reservoirs, drill and complete wells, optimize production and manage field operations throughout the asset lifecycle.

SLB’s product and service portfolio spans reservoir characterization and well testing, wireline and logging services, directional drilling and drilling tools, well construction and completion technologies, production systems, and subsea equipment.

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