Bejar Carmen Rando Sells 5,524 Shares of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) Stock

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB - Get Free Report) insider Bejar Carmen Rando sold 5,524 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.41, for a total transaction of $223,224.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 30,829 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,245,799.89. The trade was a 15.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Schlumberger Stock Performance

Schlumberger stock traded down $0.81 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $40.21. The company had a trading volume of 13,101,326 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,281,099. The firm has a market cap of $56.32 billion, a PE ratio of 12.93, a PEG ratio of 9.70 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 1.11. Schlumberger Limited has a one year low of $36.52 and a one year high of $55.69. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $40.58 and a 200 day moving average of $42.63.

Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 17th. The oil and gas company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.02. Schlumberger had a net margin of 12.29% and a return on equity of 21.90%. The firm had revenue of $9.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.24 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. The business's revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Schlumberger Limited will post 3.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Schlumberger Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be given a dividend of $0.285 per share. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.84%. This is an increase from Schlumberger's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. Schlumberger's dividend payout ratio is presently 35.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SLB has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an "in-line" rating and issued a $44.00 target price (down from $62.00) on shares of Schlumberger in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of Schlumberger from $53.00 to $48.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of Schlumberger from $60.00 to $56.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Atb Cap Markets downgraded shares of Schlumberger from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Schlumberger from $61.00 to $53.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Schlumberger presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $55.81.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. ORG Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Schlumberger by 393.5% in the third quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 607 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 484 shares during the period. Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Schlumberger in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new stake in Schlumberger in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Schlumberger in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Schlumberger in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. Institutional investors own 81.99% of the company's stock.

About Schlumberger

Schlumberger Limited engages in the provision of technology for the energy industry worldwide. The company operates through four divisions: Digital & Integration, Reservoir Performance, Well Construction, and Production Systems. The company provides field development and hydrocarbon production, carbon management, and integration of adjacent energy systems; reservoir interpretation and data processing services for exploration data; and well construction and production improvement services and products.

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