Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in SLB Limited (NYSE:SLB – Free Report) by 32.3% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 997,212 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 243,432 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in SLB were worth $51,248,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of SLB. Evergreen Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SLB in the first quarter worth approximately $26,000. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in SLB in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in SLB in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Costello Asset Management INC increased its stake in SLB by 93.3% in the first quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 580 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares during the period. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of SLB during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Institutional investors own 81.99% of the company’s stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director La Chevardiere Patrick De sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.33, for a total transaction of $108,660.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $921,056.49. This represents a 10.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Steve Matthew Gassen sold 53,379 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.18, for a total value of $2,998,832.22. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 47,421 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,664,111.78. This represents a 52.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
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SLB Trading Up 11.0%
SLB opened at $52.43 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $78.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.33, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $51.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $50.55. SLB Limited has a 12 month low of $31.64 and a 12 month high of $58.82.
SLB (NYSE:SLB – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The oil and gas company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $8.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.67 billion. SLB had a net margin of 9.26% and a return on equity of 15.54%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.74 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that SLB Limited will post 2.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
SLB Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 2nd will be issued a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 2nd. SLB’s payout ratio is currently 51.53%.
SLB News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting SLB this week:
- Positive Sentiment: SLB reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $0.55, ahead of estimates of $0.51, on revenue of $8.97 billion versus expectations of $8.67 billion. SLB (NYSE:SLB) Beats Expectations in Strong Q2 CY2026
- Positive Sentiment: Management pointed to higher offshore activity and growth in Digital and Production Systems, which helped drive the quarter and support the outlook. SLB Posts Higher Revenue on Increased Offshore Activity, Data-Center Demand
- Positive Sentiment: SLB’s expanding data-center power and infrastructure push is being viewed as an additional growth vector, adding to investor optimism. What SLB (SLB)’s AI Data Center Power Push and Baleine Win Means For Shareholders
- Neutral Sentiment: Revenue still declined year over year, so the quarter was solid but not a return to broad-based growth. Top US oilfield services firm SLB beats quarterly profit estimates
- Neutral Sentiment: Middle East disruptions remain a headwind, but resilient demand in other regions is currently outweighing that pressure. SLB Stock Rises on Earnings Beat as Strong Activity Offsets Middle East Disruption
SLB Company Profile
SLB (NYSE: SLB), historically known as Schlumberger, is a leading global provider of technology, integrated project management and information solutions for the energy industry. Founded by Conrad and Marcel Schlumberger in 1926, the company develops and supplies products and services used across the exploration, drilling, completion and production phases of oil and gas development. Its offerings are intended to help operators characterize reservoirs, drill and complete wells, optimize production and manage field operations throughout the asset lifecycle.
SLB’s product and service portfolio spans reservoir characterization and well testing, wireline and logging services, directional drilling and drilling tools, well construction and completion technologies, production systems, and subsea equipment.
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