Is Schlumberger Ltd (NYSE: SLB) The Best Stock To Invest In?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

Schlumberger Ltd is listed on the NYSE in the Energy sector while operating in the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry. The current market capitalization of Schlumberger Ltd is $55.63B. A total of 15.04 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 13.10M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Rennick Gavin sold 26,990 shares of SLB for 40.92 per share on Feb 26 ’25. After the transaction, the President New Energy now owns 53,584 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 26 ’25, Rennick Gavin bought 26,990 shares at 40.92 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Rando Bejar Carmen disposed of 5,524 shares on Jan 31 ’25 at a per-share price of $40.41. This resulted in the Chief People Officer holding 30,829 shares of SLB after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Rando Bejar Carmen bought 5,524 shares at $40.41 per share on Jan 31 ’25.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Schlumberger Ltd pays an annual dividend of $1.11, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.71%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.16. SLB’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.77% when it declared a $0.2850 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/5/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/4/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.5%. The SLB stock dividend was $0.2750 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SLB has a high of $55.69 and a low of $36.52.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. SLB’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $3.14B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $14.20B in debt and $10.36B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $15.08, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $15.29B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SLB is Buy with a score of 4.48.

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