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In the latest session, Schlumberger Ltd (NYSE: SLB) closed at $41.02 up 0.20% from its previous closing price of $40.94. In other words, the price has increased by $0.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.16 million shares were traded. SLB stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $40.685.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Schlumberger Ltd’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.30. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.11 and its Current Ratio is at 1.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.55.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on January 21, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $55 from $53 previously.
On January 15, 2025, Evercore ISI Downgraded its rating to In-line which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $62 to $44.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 29 ’25 when Merad Abdellah sold 60,000 shares for $41.44 per share. The transaction valued at 2,486,400 led to the insider holds 210,502 shares of the business.
Merad Abdellah bought 60,000 shares of SLB for $2,486,167 on Jan 29 ’25. On Jan 21 ’25, another insider, Ralston Dianne B., who serves as the Chief Legal Officer & Sec of the company, sold 43,161 shares for $43.96 each. As a result, the insider received 1,897,358 and left with 235,024 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SLB now has a Market Capitalization of 57462870016 and an Enterprise Value of 67756421120. As of this moment, Schlumberger’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.882 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.333.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SLB is 1.53, which has changed by -0.1644898 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21794415 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SLB has reached a high of $55.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.52. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.85%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SLB has traded an average of 12.92M shares per day and 18808460 over the past ten days. A total of 1.40B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.40B. Insiders hold about 0.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.46% stake in the company. Shares short for SLB as of 1735603200 were 49955309 with a Short Ratio of 5.57, compared to 1732838400 on 40799178. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 49955309 and a Short% of Float of 3.55.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.85. The current Payout Ratio is 35.41% for SLB, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-04 with an ex-dividend date of 1733270400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-04-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
