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Schlumberger (SLB) Competitors

$49.14
-1.47 (-2.90%)
(As of 12/6/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$48.97
$50.77
50-Day Range
$49.14
$60.94
52-Week Range
$42.73
$62.78
Volume
13.57 million shs
Average Volume
9.21 million shs
Market Capitalization
$69.95 billion
P/E Ratio
17.00
Dividend Yield
2.04%
Price Target
$70.36

SLB vs. CNQ, EOG, ENB, EPD, E, MPC, PXD, OXY, EQNR, and PBR

Should you be buying Schlumberger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Schlumberger include Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), EOG Resources (EOG), Enbridge (ENB), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), ENI (E), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Equinor ASA (EQNR), and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR).

Schlumberger vs.

Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) and Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

Canadian Natural Resources presently has a consensus target price of $83.20, indicating a potential upside of 32.95%. Schlumberger has a consensus target price of $70.36, indicating a potential upside of 43.18%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Schlumberger is more favorable than Canadian Natural Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Canadian Natural Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Schlumberger
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93

Canadian Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Schlumberger. Canadian Natural Resources 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
Canadian Natural Resources$41.17B1.65$8.41B$4.7713.12
Schlumberger$28.09B2.49$3.44B$2.8917.00

In the previous week, Schlumberger had 2 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Schlumberger and 10 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Schlumberger's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 0.75 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Canadian Natural Resources
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Schlumberger
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 17.32% compared to Canadian Natural Resources' net margin of 12.98%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 21.80% beat Schlumberger's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Canadian Natural Resources17.32% 20.89% 10.69%
Schlumberger 12.98%21.80%9.21%

Schlumberger received 1065 more outperform votes than Canadian Natural Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.50% of users gave Schlumberger an outperform vote while only 69.46% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Canadian Natural ResourcesOutperform Votes
605
69.46%
Underperform Votes
266
30.54%
SchlumbergerOutperform Votes
1670
76.50%
Underperform Votes
513
23.50%

Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Schlumberger pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 61.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schlumberger pays out 34.6% 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. Schlumberger has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schlumberger has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

73.9% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Schlumberger shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Schlumberger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Schlumberger beats Canadian Natural Resources on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SLB vs. The Competition

MetricSchlumbergerOil & Gas Equipment & Services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$69.95B$3.19B$4.42B$15.69B
Dividend Yield1.91%5.20%7.44%3.66%
P/E Ratio17.00109.91103.1826.15
Price / Sales2.49145.8217,416.844.95
Price / Cash14.0820.2858.8515.64
Price / Book3.881.771.946.54
Net Income$3.44B$124.53M$661.93M$899.95M
7 Day Performance-5.24%-0.59%2.69%4.39%
1 Month Performance-13.01%-4.08%-0.29%10.19%
1 Year Performance-3.42%26.79%5.90%5.65%

Schlumberger Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
2.6872 of 5 stars
$66.35
-0.5%
$83.20
+25.4%
+12.9%$71.88B$38.10B13.9110,035Positive News
EOG
EOG Resources
2.8196 of 5 stars
$121.96
-0.8%
$147.33
+20.8%
-6.3%$71.12B$25.70B9.062,850Analyst Downgrade
ENB
Enbridge
2.3696 of 5 stars
$35.09
-0.2%
$51.96
+48.1%
-11.5%$74.59B$41.00B31.6111,100Analyst Revision
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners
2.8944 of 5 stars
$26.67
-0.6%
$31.08
+16.5%
+9.6%$57.92B$48.74B10.892,020
E
ENI
2.1396 of 5 stars
$32.28
-0.3%
N/A+12.3%$57.64B$100.62B9.7832,188
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
2.2541 of 5 stars
$148.92
-1.6%
$157.92
+6.0%
+31.0%$56.54B$179.95B5.5617,800
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resources
2.6348 of 5 stars
$225.86
-1.9%
$258.45
+14.4%
-1.8%$52.70B$24.29B10.792,076Analyst Report
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OXY
Occidental Petroleum
3.0752 of 5 stars
$57.28
-1.0%
$71.88
+25.5%
-11.9%$50.43B$37.10B12.5311,973
EQNR
Equinor ASA
2.0942 of 5 stars
$30.22
-1.9%
N/A-17.2%$94.33B$150.81B5.4521,936Analyst Upgrade
PBR
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
2.0833 of 5 stars
$14.66
-0.7%
$15.34
+4.6%
+30.1%$95.61B$105.47B3.5645,149Options Volume

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