Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. Makes New Investment in Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB)

Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. purchased a new stake in shares of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 30,720 shares of the oil and gas company's stock, valued at approximately $1,178,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. CX Institutional increased its position in shares of Schlumberger by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. CX Institutional now owns 10,370 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $398,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC increased its position in shares of Schlumberger by 3.8% during the third quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,701 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $281,000 after acquiring an additional 247 shares during the last quarter. TCW Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Schlumberger by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. TCW Group Inc. now owns 19,797 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $759,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Schlumberger by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 56,714 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $2,174,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cromwell Holdings LLC increased its position in shares of Schlumberger by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 4,350 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $167,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. 81.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Schlumberger Stock Up 4.0 %

Shares of NYSE:SLB opened at $41.36 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $56.25 billion, a PE ratio of 13.30, a P/E/G ratio of 10.10 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Schlumberger Limited has a twelve month low of $36.52 and a twelve month high of $55.69. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $40.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.64.

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

Schlumberger Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 5th. This is an increase from Schlumberger's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Schlumberger's payout ratio is currently 36.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Atb Cap Markets cut shares of Schlumberger from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Schlumberger from $49.00 to $46.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Schlumberger from $53.00 to $48.00 in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $57.00 price objective on shares of Schlumberger in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Schlumberger from $50.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Schlumberger has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $55.81.

Insider Transactions at Schlumberger

In other Schlumberger news, VP Ugo Prechner sold 7,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.20, for a total value of $309,400.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 11,240 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $496,808. The trade was a 38.38 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Bejar Carmen Rando sold 5,524 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $1,245,799.89. This represents a 15.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 290,772 shares of company stock worth $12,546,660. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Schlumberger Profile

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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