Schlumberger (SLB) Competitors $34.34 -0.24 (-0.68%) As of 10:03 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SLB vs. HAL, FTI, NOV, TDW, OII, RES, HLX, TTI, NGS, and OISShould you be buying Schlumberger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Schlumberger include Halliburton (HAL), TechnipFMC (FTI), NOV (NOV), Tidewater (TDW), Oceaneering International (OII), RPC (RES), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), TETRA Technologies (TTI), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), and Oil States International (OIS). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Schlumberger vs. Halliburton TechnipFMC NOV Tidewater Oceaneering International RPC Helix Energy Solutions Group TETRA Technologies Natural Gas Services Group Oil States International Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) and Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, HAL or SLB? Halliburton has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schlumberger has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor HAL or SLB? Halliburton received 212 more outperform votes than Schlumberger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.43% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 76.82% of users gave Schlumberger an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHalliburtonOutperform Votes195280.43% Underperform Votes47519.57%SchlumbergerOutperform Votes174076.82% Underperform Votes52523.18% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HAL or SLB? Schlumberger has higher revenue and earnings than Halliburton. Halliburton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schlumberger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHalliburton$22.56B0.78$2.50B$2.398.56Schlumberger$36.07B1.30$4.46B$2.9511.71 Do analysts prefer HAL or SLB? Halliburton currently has a consensus target price of $33.53, indicating a potential upside of 63.78%. Schlumberger has a consensus target price of $52.44, indicating a potential upside of 51.83%. Given Halliburton's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Schlumberger.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Halliburton 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Schlumberger 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85 Is HAL or SLB more profitable? Schlumberger has a net margin of 12.29% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 10.90%. Halliburton's return on equity of 26.03% beat Schlumberger's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Halliburton10.90% 26.03% 10.50% Schlumberger 12.29%21.90%9.98% Does the media refer more to HAL or SLB? In the previous week, Schlumberger had 4 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Schlumberger and 21 mentions for Halliburton. Schlumberger's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Halliburton's score of 0.86 indicating that Schlumberger is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Halliburton 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Schlumberger 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HAL or SLB? 85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Schlumberger shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Schlumberger shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is HAL or SLB a better dividend stock? Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Schlumberger pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Halliburton pays out 28.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schlumberger pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Halliburton has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Schlumberger has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Halliburton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummarySchlumberger beats Halliburton on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Schlumberger News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SLB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSchlumbergerOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$46.98B$3.25B$7.34B$19.70BDividend Yield3.19%3.00%10.95%3.84%P/E Ratio11.1121.3854.3435.12Price / Sales1.300.8224,406.7234.12Price / Cash8.067.4435.5017.51Price / Book2.171.163.524.78Net Income$4.46B$288.76M$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.37%-3.37%-0.56%0.90%1 Month Performance-1.57%2.90%7.21%11.10%1 Year Performance-28.39%-20.16%178.13%5.28% Schlumberger Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLBSchlumberger4.9267 of 5 stars$34.34-0.7%$52.44+52.7%-28.4%$46.81B$36.07B11.0799,000Positive NewsHALHalliburton4.8511 of 5 stars$21.28-0.1%$33.84+59.0%-46.1%$18.29B$22.56B7.5245,000FTITechnipFMC3.9223 of 5 stars$31.46+0.6%$36.83+17.1%+13.9%$13.19B$9.27B20.7023,300Positive NewsNOVNOV4.8041 of 5 stars$13.09+0.2%$18.00+37.5%-33.9%$4.92B$8.82B8.1332,300Trending NewsTDWTidewater4.6399 of 5 stars$42.76+0.7%$69.33+62.1%-61.8%$2.12B$1.36B12.586,300Positive NewsOIIOceaneering International4.1063 of 5 stars$20.12+0.5%$28.00+39.2%-18.8%$2.02B$2.74B13.979,200RESRPC3.112 of 5 stars$4.98+0.2%$5.75+15.5%-35.2%$1.10B$1.37B11.582,730Positive NewsGap UpHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.4367 of 5 stars$6.72-0.1%$12.50+86.0%-45.5%$1.02B$1.34B168.042,280Gap DownTTITETRA Technologies3.4582 of 5 stars$3.01flat$5.25+74.4%-30.7%$400.55M$605.28M150.581,300Positive NewsNGSNatural Gas Services Group3.1946 of 5 stars$25.11-1.8%$32.00+27.4%+9.0%$314.23M$156.74M19.62250Analyst UpgradeGap UpOISOil States International3.9392 of 5 stars$4.80-0.2%$6.17+28.5%-2.8%$296.97M$685.26M-14.552,740 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Halliburton Competitors TechnipFMC Competitors NOV Competitors Tidewater Competitors Oceaneering International Competitors RPC Competitors Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors TETRA Technologies Competitors Natural Gas Services Group Competitors Oil States International Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SLB) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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