SLB (SLB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SLB (NYSE: SLB), formerly known as Schlumberger, is a global technology company serving the energy industry. Founded in 1926, the company adopted the SLB name in 2022 and provides technologies and services across the energy value chain.

Its offerings include subsurface evaluation, drilling and well-construction services, production systems, and digital tools that help customers plan and manage energy projects. SLB also develops solutions for areas such as carbon capture and storage, geothermal energy, and lithium production.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, SLB serves customers in energy-producing regions around the world. Its business combines field operations with engineering, software, and data capabilities to support oil and gas development as well as emerging energy technologies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $49.45 to $51.31
• 50-Day Range: $47.98 to $60.26
• 52-Week Range: $34.65 to $60.46
• Volume: 14.55 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $73.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.25
• Dividend Yield: 2.36%
• Price Target: $61.52
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

SLB Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SLB scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 242 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

SLB has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 24 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

SLB has a consensus price target of $61.52, representing about 23.1% upside from its current price of $49.96.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SLB has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.39%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SLB are expected to grow by 24.39% in the coming year, from $2.46 to $3.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SLB is 24.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SLB is 24.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.01.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

SLB has a PEG Ratio of 2.77. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SLB has a P/B Ratio of 2.74. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.75% of the float of SLB has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SLB has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.95.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SLB has recently decreased by 7.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

SLB pays a meaningful dividend of 2.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

SLB has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SLB is 57.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SLB will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.56% next year. This indicates that SLB will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.12

News Sentiment

SLB has a news sentiment score of 1.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for SLB this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 32 people have searched for SLB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -24% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added SLB to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 180% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SLB insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,663,242.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.16% of the stock of SLB is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.99% of the stock of SLB is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/8 Dividend: 9/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend: 9/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/08/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2026
• Today: 11/09/2026
• Record date for 1/7 Dividend: 12/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 1/7 Dividend: 12/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 1/07/2027
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/22/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SLB
• CIK: 87347
• Web: www.slb.com
• Phone: (713) 513-2000
• Fax: 713-513-3500
• Employees: 109,000
• Year Founded: 1926

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SLB: $61.52
• High Price Target: $71.00
• Low Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.33
• P/E Growth: 2.77
• Net Income: $3.37 billion
• Net Margins: 8.40%
• Pretax Margin: 10.67%
• Return on Equity: 13.77%
• Return on Assets: 6.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.41
• Current Ratio: 1.39
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $35.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.07
• Cash Flow: $4.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.64
• Book Value: $18.25 per share
• Price / Book: 2.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,476,030,000
• Free Float: 1,473,668,000
• Market Cap: $73.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80