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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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Schlumberger had 5 more articles in the media than Baker Hughes. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Schlumberger and 25 mentions for Baker Hughes. Schlumberger's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Baker Hughes' score of 0.77 indicating that Schlumberger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Baker Hughes
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Schlumberger
19 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Schlumberger has a net margin of 11.62% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 10.51%. Schlumberger's return on equity of 21.76% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Baker Hughes10.51% 14.70% 6.47%
Schlumberger 11.62%21.76%9.73%

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$27.83B1.39$2.98B$2.9313.34
Schlumberger$36.29B1.31$4.46B$2.9511.86

Baker Hughes presently has a consensus price target of $48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.07%. Schlumberger has a consensus price target of $50.85, suggesting a potential upside of 45.38%. Given Schlumberger's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Schlumberger
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

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

Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schlumberger has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Schlumberger pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Baker Hughes pays out 31.4% 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. Baker Hughes has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Schlumberger has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Schlumberger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Schlumberger beats Baker Hughes on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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 IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$48.49B$5.26B$7.62B$20.71B
Dividend Yield3.20%2.94%10.89%3.72%
P/E Ratio11.8610.4563.7427.80
Price / Sales1.314.2721,990.8847.19
Price / Cash6.747.5235.0918.22
Price / Book2.191.723.374.59
Net Income$4.46B$397.37M$4.21B$982.91M
7 Day Performance-0.54%-0.70%0.94%0.65%
1 Month Performance3.28%4.00%5.81%4.26%
1 Year Performance-24.35%0.25%101.40%13.93%

Schlumberger Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SLB
Schlumberger
4.9761 of 5 stars
$34.98
-1.9%
$50.85
+45.4%
-24.2%$48.49B$36.29B11.86110,000
BKR
Baker Hughes
4.6776 of 5 stars
$37.58
-1.0%
$49.11
+30.7%
+14.2%$37.62B$27.83B15.5057,000
CLB
Core Laboratories
1.9535 of 5 stars
$11.38
-1.9%
$15.00
+31.8%
-39.5%$543.84M$523.85M14.503,500
EOG
EOG Resources
4.5398 of 5 stars
$119.89
-0.7%
$139.48
+16.3%
-4.1%$65.87B$23.70B10.353,150Positive News
HAL
Halliburton
4.8382 of 5 stars
$20.30
-2.3%
$33.58
+65.4%
-36.7%$17.86B$22.94B7.3448,000
KMI
Kinder Morgan
4.4045 of 5 stars
$28.35
-0.7%
$30.29
+6.8%
+42.6%$63.42B$15.10B24.6010,933Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LBRT
Liberty Energy
4.8139 of 5 stars
$11.38
-5.6%
$17.23
+51.4%
-41.5%$1.95B$4.32B7.545,700
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
4.4714 of 5 stars
$165.87
+0.4%
$175.80
+6.0%
+3.3%$50.78B$140.41B25.3518,300Positive News
Insider Trade
NOV
NOV
4.836 of 5 stars
$12.85
-1.8%
$17.44
+35.7%
-29.2%$4.91B$8.87B8.7234,010Trending News
VLO
Valero Energy
4.3289 of 5 stars
$135.72
-0.1%
$150.88
+11.2%
-5.8%$42.55B$129.88B25.259,922Positive News
FTI
TechnipFMC
3.0483 of 5 stars
$34.07
+0.0%
$36.46
+7.0%
+33.9%$14.27B$9.08B17.5525,304

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