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SLB vs. BKR, CLB, EOG, HAL, KMI, LBRT, MPC, NOV, VLO, and FTI

Should you be buying Schlumberger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Schlumberger include Baker Hughes (BKR), Core Laboratories (CLB), EOG Resources (EOG), Halliburton (HAL), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), NOV (NOV), Valero Energy (VLO), and TechnipFMC (FTI). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Schlumberger vs. Its Competitors

Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) and Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Schlumberger pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Baker Hughes pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schlumberger pays out 39.0% 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. Baker Hughes has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Schlumberger has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Schlumberger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Schlumberger shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Schlumberger shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Schlumberger has a net margin of 11.53% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 11.04%. Schlumberger's return on equity of 20.99% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Baker Hughes11.04% 14.56% 6.53%
Schlumberger 11.53%20.99%9.34%

Baker Hughes currently has a consensus price target of $52.29, indicating a potential upside of 16.62%. Schlumberger has a consensus price target of $52.86, indicating a potential upside of 47.55%. Given Schlumberger's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Schlumberger is more favorable than Baker Hughes.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Baker Hughes
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
20 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87
Schlumberger
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schlumberger has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Schlumberger has higher revenue and earnings than Baker Hughes. Schlumberger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baker Hughes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Baker Hughes$27.83B1.59$2.98B$3.0614.65
Schlumberger$36.29B1.33$4.46B$2.9212.27

In the previous week, Schlumberger had 2 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Schlumberger and 25 mentions for Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Schlumberger's score of 1.14 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes
20 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Schlumberger
22 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Schlumberger beats Baker Hughes on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SLB vs. The Competition

MetricSchlumbergerOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$48.41B$5.65B$7.97B$21.23B
Dividend Yield3.23%2.98%10.85%3.53%
P/E Ratio12.2718.1873.4629.21
Price / Sales1.335.5623,527.3253.33
Price / Cash6.687.5136.0223.64
Price / Book2.251.964.085.36
Net Income$4.46B$411.58M$4.27B$996.59M
7 Day Performance6.10%5.12%2.72%2.79%
1 Month Performance-0.46%-2.84%0.93%2.66%
1 Year Performance-18.10%3.66%10.76%12.51%

Schlumberger Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SLB
Schlumberger
4.9525 of 5 stars
$35.83
-0.4%
$52.86
+47.6%
-20.1%$48.41B$36.29B12.27110,000Positive News
BKR
Baker Hughes
4.6437 of 5 stars
$42.85
-0.2%
$52.29
+22.0%
+26.5%$42.34B$27.83B17.1157,000Positive News
CLB
Core Laboratories
2.8861 of 5 stars
$10.34
-0.9%
$12.50
+20.9%
-40.6%$489.10M$523.85M16.673,500News Coverage
EOG
EOG Resources
4.7994 of 5 stars
$118.30
+0.8%
$143.61
+21.4%
-4.4%$64.06B$23.70B11.503,150Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
HAL
Halliburton
4.8894 of 5 stars
$21.09
-0.1%
$32.05
+52.0%
-29.4%$18.00B$22.94B9.8548,000Positive News
KMI
Kinder Morgan
4.653 of 5 stars
$26.56
+0.6%
$31.20
+17.5%
+25.5%$58.66B$15.10B21.7710,933Positive News
LBRT
Liberty Energy
4.4447 of 5 stars
$10.65
-1.4%
$15.05
+41.3%
-45.0%$1.75B$4.32B15.215,700
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
4.6608 of 5 stars
$165.76
+0.8%
$185.29
+11.8%
+4.6%$49.97B$140.41B24.5918,300Positive News
NOV
NOV
4.8269 of 5 stars
$12.20
-1.6%
$16.56
+35.8%
-26.6%$4.60B$8.87B10.0034,010
VLO
Valero Energy
3.925 of 5 stars
$140.43
+1.8%
$154.47
+10.0%
+7.0%$42.85B$129.88B58.519,922News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Revision
FTI
TechnipFMC
4.0404 of 5 stars
$34.70
-0.4%
$38.92
+12.2%
+36.4%$14.32B$9.08B16.3725,304Positive News

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