SLB Limited $SLB Shares Acquired by Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its holdings in SLB Limited (NYSE:SLB) by 67.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 273,210 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 110,177 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in SLB were worth $9,390,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SLB. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in SLB in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SLB in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Corsicana & Co. purchased a new stake in SLB in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in SLB by 51.4% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 1,004 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kennebec Savings Bank raised its stake in SLB by 47.4% during the third quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 1,390 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares during the period. 81.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SLB News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting SLB this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raised dividend and shareholder returns — SLB increased its quarterly dividend to $0.295 (3.5% raise) and said it plans to return more than $4 billion to shareholders in 2026, supporting income-seeking investors and signaling confidence in cash generation. SLB Raises Dividend 3.5%; Aims to Return More Than $4 Billion to Holders
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly revenue and EPS modestly beat expectations — Q4 revenue (~$9.74–9.75B) topped estimates and reported EPS ($0.78) beat the consensus of $0.74, showing demand gains in Digital and Production Systems that helped offset weaker areas. SLB Q4 earnings / MarketBeat
• Positive Sentiment: Venezuela growth optionality — Management says SLB can rapidly scale operations in Venezuela if licensing and compliance permit, opening a potentially large incremental market over time. Investors view this as a material upside contingent on geopolitics/regulatory approvals. SLB is poised to rapidly increase activities in Venezuela
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage and price targets remain constructive but mixed — multiple firms maintain Buy/Outperform ratings with a median target near $52, providing support but also showing a range of views. QuiverQuant analyst/target roundup
• Neutral Sentiment: More color available from the earnings call transcript — analysts and management discuss ChampionX integration, regional recovery and margin dynamics; useful for investors assessing guidance and segment trends. SLB Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability and cash-flow weakness — despite top-line growth, gross profit, operating profit and cash from operations declined year?over?year, and operating margin fell, raising questions about near-term earnings sustainability. That pressure helps explain cautious selling. Schlumberger Q4 results and cash/margin details
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling noted — recent filings show several insider sales, which can weigh on sentiment even if not unusual at large firms. QuiverQuant insider activity
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction reflects mixed messaging — some outlets highlighted sliding profit/revenue dynamics and regional struggles that management says are improving, producing short-term volatility. TipRanks: SLB earnings reaction

Insider Buying and Selling

In other SLB news, Director Peter John Coleman sold 5,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.82, for a total value of $197,010.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,671 shares in the company, valued at $668,795.22. The trade was a 22.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Stephane Biguet sold 38,447 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.75, for a total transaction of $1,412,927.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 175,690 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,456,607.50. The trade was a 17.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 103,947 shares of company stock valued at $3,871,337 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SLB has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of SLB in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on SLB from $56.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Evercore ISI set a $54.00 price target on SLB and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on SLB from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $49.00 price objective on shares of SLB in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, SLB presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $49.84.

SLB Stock Performance

SLB stock opened at $49.00 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $40.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $73.20 billion, a PE ratio of 18.92 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.39. SLB Limited has a one year low of $31.11 and a one year high of $51.67.

SLB (NYSE:SLB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The oil and gas company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $9.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.54 billion. SLB had a return on equity of 18.97% and a net margin of 10.34%.SLB’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.92 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that SLB Limited will post 3.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SLB Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 11th. This is a positive change from SLB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. SLB’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.02%.

SLB 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.