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Is It Worth Investing in Schlumberger Ltd (NYSE: SLB) Right Now?
Schlumberger Ltd (NYSE: SLB) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.32x compared to its average ratio. SLB has 36-month beta value of 1.03. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 17 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 9 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SLB is 1.36B, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.04% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SLB on June 16, 2025 was 17.46M shares.
SLB’s Market Performance
SLB stock saw an increase of 7.17% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.81% and a quarterly increase of -11.68%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.85%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.69% for Schlumberger Ltd (SLB). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.85% for SLB’s stock, with a simple moving average of -8.72% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SLB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SLB stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for SLB by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for SLB in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $44 based on the research report published on April 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SLB reach a price target of $55, previously predicting the price at $53. The rating they have provided for SLB stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 21st, 2025.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “In-line” to SLB, setting the target price at $44 in the report published on January 15th of the current year.
SLB Trading at 5.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SLB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.74% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SLB starting from de La Chevardiere Patrick, who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $33.58 back on May 22 ’25. After this action, de La Chevardiere Patrick now owns 23,525 shares of Schlumberger Ltd, valued at $167,900 using the latest closing price.
de La Chevardiere Patrick, the Director of Schlumberger Ltd, proposed sale 5,000 shares at $33.58 during a trade that took place back on May 22 ’25, which means that de La Chevardiere Patrick is holding shares at $167,900 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SLB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Schlumberger Ltd stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 20.82, with 8.65 for asset returns.
Based on Schlumberger Ltd (SLB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.5. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.72. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.98 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.43. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.19for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.74. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.24.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Schlumberger Ltd (SLB) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
