Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI increased its position in shares of SLB Limited (NYSE:SLB – Free Report) by 109.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 150,992 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 78,795 shares during the period. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI’s holdings in SLB were worth $5,190,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Retirement Systems of Alabama lifted its holdings in shares of SLB by 9.0% during the third quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 318,263 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $10,939,000 after buying an additional 26,401 shares in the last quarter. Quilter Plc raised its stake in SLB by 31.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quilter Plc now owns 54,637 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,878,000 after purchasing an additional 13,107 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in SLB by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 247,112 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $8,493,000 after purchasing an additional 8,264 shares during the period. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. grew its position in shares of SLB by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 12,328 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $424,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of SLB by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,165 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $384,000 after purchasing an additional 922 shares in the last quarter. 81.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
More SLB News
Here are the key news stories impacting SLB this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Raised dividend and shareholder returns — SLB increased its quarterly dividend to $0.295 (3.5% raise) and said it plans to return more than $4 billion to shareholders in 2026, supporting income-seeking investors and signaling confidence in cash generation. SLB Raises Dividend 3.5%; Aims to Return More Than $4 Billion to Holders
- Positive Sentiment: Quarterly revenue and EPS modestly beat expectations — Q4 revenue (~$9.74–9.75B) topped estimates and reported EPS ($0.78) beat the consensus of $0.74, showing demand gains in Digital and Production Systems that helped offset weaker areas. SLB Q4 earnings / MarketBeat
- Positive Sentiment: Venezuela growth optionality — Management says SLB can rapidly scale operations in Venezuela if licensing and compliance permit, opening a potentially large incremental market over time. Investors view this as a material upside contingent on geopolitics/regulatory approvals. SLB is poised to rapidly increase activities in Venezuela
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage and price targets remain constructive but mixed — multiple firms maintain Buy/Outperform ratings with a median target near $52, providing support but also showing a range of views. QuiverQuant analyst/target roundup
- Neutral Sentiment: More color available from the earnings call transcript — analysts and management discuss ChampionX integration, regional recovery and margin dynamics; useful for investors assessing guidance and segment trends. SLB Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
- Negative Sentiment: Profitability and cash-flow weakness — despite top-line growth, gross profit, operating profit and cash from operations declined year‑over‑year, and operating margin fell, raising questions about near-term earnings sustainability. That pressure helps explain cautious selling. Schlumberger Q4 results and cash/margin details
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling noted — recent filings show several insider sales, which can weigh on sentiment even if not unusual at large firms. QuiverQuant insider activity
- Negative Sentiment: Market reaction reflects mixed messaging — some outlets highlighted sliding profit/revenue dynamics and regional struggles that management says are improving, producing short-term volatility. TipRanks: SLB earnings reaction
Analyst Ratings Changes
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, EVP Abdellah Merad sold 60,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.69, for a total transaction of $2,261,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 159,371 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,006,692.99. This represents a 27.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Peter John Coleman sold 5,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.82, for a total value of $197,010.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,671 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $668,795.22. The trade was a 22.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 103,947 shares of company stock valued at $3,871,337. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
SLB Price Performance
Shares of SLB stock opened at $49.00 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $40.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.70. The company has a market cap of $73.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.67 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. SLB Limited has a twelve month low of $31.11 and a twelve month high of $51.67.
SLB (NYSE:SLB – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The oil and gas company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.04. SLB had a return on equity of 18.97% and a net margin of 10.34%.The firm had revenue of $9.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.92 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that SLB Limited will post 3.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.
SLB Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th will be given a $0.295 dividend. This is an increase from SLB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 11th. SLB’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.10%.
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.
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