SLB Limited (NYSE:SLB) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of SLB Limited (NYSE:SLB) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $51.9150.

SLB has been the topic of several research reports. Evercore ISI set a $54.00 price objective on shares of SLB and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on SLB in a report on Monday, November 3rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $48.00 target price for the company. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of SLB in a report on Tuesday. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on SLB from $52.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Rothschild Redb raised SLB to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd.

Insider Activity

In other SLB news, CAO Howard Guild sold 13,268 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.70, for a total value of $659,419.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 22,407 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,113,627.90. This represents a 37.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Peter John Coleman sold 5,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.82, for a total value of $197,010.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,671 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $668,795.22. This represents a 22.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 260,849 shares of company stock worth $11,668,003 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SLB

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of SLB in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in SLB in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Corsicana & Co. acquired a new stake in SLB in the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC bought a new position in SLB during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in shares of SLB during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors own 81.99% of the company’s stock.

SLB Trading Down 3.5%

NYSE:SLB opened at $48.87 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $40.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.98. SLB has a 52 week low of $31.11 and a 52 week high of $51.67. The company has a market cap of $73.07 billion, a PE ratio of 20.62, a P/E/G ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.

SLB (NYSE:SLB) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The oil and gas company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.04. SLB had a net margin of 9.45% and a return on equity of 17.45%. The firm had revenue of $9.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.92 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that SLB will post 3.38 EPS for the current year.

SLB Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 11th will be given a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. This is a boost from SLB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. SLB’s payout ratio is 48.10%.

Key Stories Impacting SLB

Here are the key news stories impacting SLB this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple brokerages raised targets/ratings this week, supporting upside expectations (examples include Susquehanna’s boost to $58 and other bank notes showing constructive views). Susquehanna Boosts SLB Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: SLB won multi‑year supply contracts in Oman (wellheads and artificial lift) and additional Middle East work, reinforcing near‑term revenue visibility in the region. Business Wire: Oman Contracts
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary pieces are re-evaluating SLB’s valuation and role in evolving energy markets — useful context for positioning but not an immediate catalyst. Yahoo: Is SLB Pricing Reflect Its Role?
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketWatch notes SLB has underperformed some peers recently despite intraday gains, which frames relative performance risk vs. other oilfield services names. MarketWatch: Underperformance vs Competitors
• Negative Sentiment: Significant coordinated insider selling occurred on Jan. 26 — including the CFO, EVP, CAO and multiple directors — amounting to multimillion‑dollar disposals; markets often interpret clustered insider sales as a near‑term negative signal. TipRanks: Coordinated Insider Selling
• Negative Sentiment: Individual SEC‑filed insider sales include EVP Abdellah Merad (~$2.98M), CAO Howard Guild (~$659K) and CFO Stéphane Biguet (>$3M) — these specific filings have been widely reported and are weighing on sentiment. Benzinga: Howard Guild Sale Benzinga: Abdellah Merad Sale
• Negative Sentiment: A Freedom Capital downgrade moved SLB to a “strong sell” designation, creating a direct negative research catalyst amid otherwise bullish analyst activity. Zacks / Freedom Capital Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: SLB’s JV with Aker Carbon Capture reported a loss on a carbon‑capture project — this may temper near‑term enthusiasm for SLB’s energy‑transition growth narrative. Upstream: Loss on Carbon Capture Project

SLB Company Profile

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.