SLB (SLB) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover SLB?

SLB has been rated by research analysts at Barclays , BMO Capital Markets , Citigroup , Evercore , Jefferies Financial Group , Morgan Stanley , Piper Sandler , Raymond James Financial , Royal Bank Of Canada , Sanford C. Bernstein , Stifel Nicolaus , Susquehanna , TD Cowen , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , Wolfe Research , and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

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SLB - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 23 Analyst Ratings

Sell
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Hold
2

Buy
20

Based on 23 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for SLB in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 23 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 2 have given a hold rating, 18 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for SLB.

Consensus Price Target

$61.35
7.27% Upside

According to the 23 analysts' twelve-month price targets for SLB, the average price target is $61.35. The highest price target for SLB is $71.00, while the lowest price target for SLB is $48.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 7.27% from the current price of $57.19.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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SLB Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/8/25 to 9/8/26	1 Month Ago 8/9/25 to 8/9/26	3 Months Ago 6/10/25 to 6/10/26	1 Year Ago 9/8/24 to 9/8/25
Strong Buy	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	18 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$61.35	$61.35	$60.67	$49.22
Forecasted Upside	7.27% Upside	21.44% Upside	9.19% Upside	37.62% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

SLB Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

SLB Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

SLB Stock vs. The Competition

Type	SLB	Energy Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.91	2.43	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	5.91% Upside	30.61% Upside	14.82% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent SLB News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/1/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Josh Silverstein 4 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Buy
9/1/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein 3 of 5 stars	Guillaume Delaby Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
9/1/2026	BMO Capital Markets 3 of 5 stars	Phillip Jungwirth Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
8/25/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
8/3/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
7/27/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$66.00	+25.12%
7/27/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Marc Bianchi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$62.00 ➝ $64.00	+22.06%
7/27/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Charles Minervino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Positive	$55.00 ➝ $62.00	+17.54%
7/27/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Derek Podhaizer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$59.00 ➝ $64.00	+22.06%
7/27/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Anderson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$64.00 ➝ $67.00	+27.78%
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7/27/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Connor Lynagh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$54.00 ➝ $55.00	+4.82%
7/26/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$66.00	+25.88%
7/10/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Rollyson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$62.00 ➝ $61.00	+27.82%
7/8/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$62.00	+33.42%
7/1/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Gruber Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$68.00 ➝ $63.00	+37.41%
6/18/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Stephen Gengaro Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$61.00 ➝ $64.00	+27.25%
6/16/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Keith Mackey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$61.00	+12.71%
4/27/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Arun Jayaram Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$54.00 ➝ $61.00	+9.71%
3/4/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Neil Mehta Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$53.00 ➝ $60.00	+24.28%
1/27/2026	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sergey Pigarev Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$48.00	-4.32%
1/27/2026	Freedom Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold ➝ Strong Sell
1/26/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong-Buy
1/26/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chase Mulvehill Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$50.00 ➝ $55.00	+12.25%
11/3/2025	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sebastian Erskine Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$48.00	+33.12%
7/20/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
7/1/2025	ATB Cormark Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	W. Syed Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
12/20/2024	Griffin Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	K. Simpson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
9/18/2024	Dbs Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	R. Department Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$64.50	+55.80%

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Should I Buy SLB Stock? SLB Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these SLB pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

SLB
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Schlumberger Limited:

The company is aggressively expanding into the high-growth artificial intelligence sector by acquiring Kelvion for approximately $4.1 billion, a move that diversifies its revenue streams beyond traditional oil and gas services and positions it to capitalize on the booming demand for thermal management and heat exchange technologies in data centers.
Schlumberger Limited recently reported strong financial performance in its latest quarterly results, beating analyst consensus estimates with earnings per share of $0.55 compared to the expected $0.51, while also generating revenue of $8.97 billion, which exceeded the consensus estimate of $8.67 billion and demonstrated a 5.0% year-over-year growth rate.
The stock is currently trading at $57.19, which is significantly above its 52-week low of $31.64 and close to its 52-week high of $60.46, indicating strong upward momentum and investor confidence in the company's strategic pivot toward digital and AI-driven energy solutions.
Institutional investors are showing renewed interest in the stock, with major entities like Amundi increasing their stake by 15.8% and Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. growing its holdings by 513.8% in the second quarter, suggesting that large-scale capital is flowing into the company due to its improved outlook and strategic acquisitions.
The company maintains a favorable valuation profile with a P/E ratio of 27.63 and a beta of 0.76, which indicates that the stock is less volatile than the broader market, offering a potentially stable investment option that still provides exposure to the energy and technology sectors.

SLB
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Schlumberger Limited for these reasons:

There is a notable trend of insider selling, with multiple executives including the CFO and EVPs selling significant numbers of shares in early 2026, such as the CFO selling 61,017 shares in January, which may signal that company leadership is taking advantage of the recent stock price rally to reduce their personal exposure.
The company's earnings per share have declined year-over-year, dropping from $0.74 in the same quarter last year to $0.55 in the most recent report, suggesting that despite revenue growth, the company is facing margin pressures or increased costs that are impacting its bottom line profitability.
The acquisition of Kelvion for $4.1 billion represents a significant financial commitment that may strain the company's balance sheet, as it involves assuming approximately $0.7 billion of debt in addition to the cash purchase price, which could limit future flexibility for other strategic initiatives or dividend increases.
The stock has recently pulled back from its 52-week high, with the current price of $57.19 being lower than the recent peak of $60.46, and the previous close of $57.51 indicates a slight downward trend in the most recent trading session, which could reflect short-term market skepticism about the sustainability of the recent gains.
The company's payout ratio for dividends is 57.00%, which is relatively high and may limit the amount of cash available for reinvestment in the business or for further acquisitions, potentially constraining long-term growth opportunities if the company needs to allocate more capital to its new data center operations.

SLB Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 23 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for SLB is $61.35, with a high forecast of $71.00 and a low forecast of $48.00.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SLB in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings, 18 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SLB shares.

According to analysts, SLB's stock has a predicted upside of 7.27% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, SLB's stock had 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade by analysts.

SLB has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Evercore, Jefferies Financial Group, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Raymond James Financial, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wolfe Research, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like SLB more than other "energy" companies. The consensus rating for SLB is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "energy" companies is Hold. Learn more on how SLB compares to other companies.

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SLB (SLB) Stock Forecast & Price Target