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Schlumberger - SLB Competitors

$48.70
+1.06 (+2.23%)
(As of 03/29/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$48.03
$48.80
50-Day Range
$44.57
$57.47
52-Week Range
$30.65
$62.78
Volume
8.85 million shs
Average Volume
11.01 million shs
Market Capitalization
$69.55 billion
P/E Ratio
20.29
Dividend Yield
2.05%
Price Target
$62.38

SLB vs. HAL, PBR, EOG, ENB, CNQ, MPC, OXY, EPD, VLO, and E

Should you be buying Schlumberger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Schlumberger include Halliburton (HAL), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), EOG Resources (EOG), Enbridge (ENB), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Valero Energy (VLO), and ENI (E). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.

Schlumberger vs.

Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) and Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Schlumberger currently has a consensus target price of $62.38, indicating a potential upside of 28.08%. Halliburton has a consensus target price of $48.44, indicating a potential upside of 54.53%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Schlumberger.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Schlumberger
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
Halliburton
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Schlumberger has a net margin of 12.25% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 7.74%. Halliburton's return on equity of 26.25% beat Schlumberger's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schlumberger 12.25% 18.51% 7.29%
Halliburton 7.74% 26.25% 8.66%

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 Ratio
Schlumberger$28.09 billion2.48$3.44 billion$2.4020.29
Halliburton$20.30 billion1.40$1.57 billion$1.7318.12

Schlumberger pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Schlumberger pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halliburton pays out 37.0% 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.

In the previous week, Halliburton had 14 more articles in the media than Schlumberger. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Halliburton and 10 mentions for Schlumberger. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Schlumberger's score of 0.26 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Schlumberger
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Halliburton
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Schlumberger has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

80.2% of Schlumberger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Schlumberger shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Halliburton received 210 more outperform votes than Schlumberger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.11% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 76.83% of users gave Schlumberger an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
SchlumbergerOutperform Votes
1658
76.83%
Underperform Votes
500
23.17%
HalliburtonOutperform Votes
1868
81.11%
Underperform Votes
435
18.89%

Summary

Halliburton beats Schlumberger on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SLB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SLB vs. The Competition

MetricSchlumbergerOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$69.55B$4.19B$6.13B$14.43B
Dividend Yield2.14%2.20%10.91%3.92%
P/E Ratio20.2954.5963.5723.03
Price / Sales2.480.907,762.9610.87
Price / Cash11.987.0433.0316.41
Price / Book3.841.567.546.83
Net Income$3.44B$229.34M$1.10B$867.88M
7 Day Performance2.74%2.07%2.01%2.53%
1 Month Performance-8.48%-17.44%-5.61%-5.27%
1 Year Performance14.24%-4.39%6.10%-14.47%

Schlumberger Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HAL
Halliburton
3.3691 of 5 stars
$31.35
+0.2%
$48.44
+54.5%
-17.2%$28.34B$20.30B18.1245,000Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
PBR
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
2.3533 of 5 stars
$10.40
+1.9%
$14.00
+34.6%
-28.2%$67.83B$124.47B1.8645,532
EOG
EOG Resources
3.1768 of 5 stars
$112.68
+2.1%
$150.68
+33.7%
-6.6%$66.22B$25.70B8.532,850Analyst Report
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
ENB
Enbridge
2.1548 of 5 stars
$37.83
+3.0%
$59.00
+56.0%
-18.0%$76.60B$41.00B37.4611,100Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
2.3135 of 5 stars
$54.54
+1.5%
$92.91
+70.4%
-12.4%$60.01B$38.10B7.439,735Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
2.3473 of 5 stars
$134.08
+1.9%
$143.25
+6.8%
+61.3%$59.21B$179.95B4.6917,800Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
OXY
Occidental Petroleum
2.8486 of 5 stars
$62.09
-0.2%
$75.67
+21.9%
+9.3%$55.76B$37.10B5.0211,973Analyst Report
Insider Buying
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners
2.7177 of 5 stars
$25.59
+0.6%
$30.83
+20.5%
-0.7%$55.55B$58.19B10.242,020Positive News
VLO
Valero Energy
2.5827 of 5 stars
$136.95
+0.7%
$151.38
+10.5%
+41.7%$50.83B$176.38B4.709,743Analyst Downgrade
E
ENI
2.3139 of 5 stars
$27.48
+1.2%
$16.25
-40.9%
-6.4%$49.54B$140.59B3.3232,689
This page (NYSE:SLB) was last updated on 3/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff