Schlumberger (SLB) Competitors $36.83 -0.08 (-0.22%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SLB vs. HAL, FTI, NOV, OII, TDW, HLX, RES, NR, TTI, and NGSShould you be buying Schlumberger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Schlumberger include Halliburton (HAL), TechnipFMC (FTI), NOV (NOV), Oceaneering International (OII), Tidewater (TDW), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), RPC (RES), Newpark Resources (NR), TETRA Technologies (TTI), and Natural Gas Services Group (NGS). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Schlumberger vs. Halliburton TechnipFMC NOV Oceaneering International Tidewater Helix Energy Solutions Group RPC Newpark Resources TETRA Technologies Natural Gas Services Group Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) and Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is HAL or SLB a better dividend stock? Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Schlumberger pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Halliburton pays out 23.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schlumberger pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HAL or SLB? Halliburton received 217 more outperform votes than Schlumberger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.56% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 76.75% of users gave Schlumberger an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHalliburtonOutperform Votes194080.56% Underperform Votes46819.44%SchlumbergerOutperform Votes172376.75% Underperform Votes52223.25% Do analysts prefer HAL or SLB? Halliburton presently has a consensus target price of $39.58, suggesting a potential upside of 52.40%. Schlumberger has a consensus target price of $58.85, suggesting a potential upside of 59.80%. Given Schlumberger's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Schlumberger is more favorable than Halliburton.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Halliburton 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76Schlumberger 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is HAL or SLB more profitable? Schlumberger has a net margin of 12.44% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 11.04%. Halliburton's return on equity of 28.33% beat Schlumberger's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Halliburton11.04% 28.33% 11.21% Schlumberger 12.44%21.84%9.89% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HAL or SLB? Schlumberger has higher revenue and earnings than Halliburton. Halliburton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schlumberger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHalliburton$23.07B0.99$2.64B$2.879.05Schlumberger$36.00B1.44$4.20B$3.1111.84 Does the media prefer HAL or SLB? In the previous week, Schlumberger had 20 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Schlumberger and 22 mentions for Halliburton. Schlumberger's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Halliburton's score of 0.33 indicating that Schlumberger is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Halliburton 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Schlumberger 10 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, HAL or SLB? Halliburton has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schlumberger has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HAL or SLB? 85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Schlumberger shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Schlumberger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummarySchlumberger beats Halliburton on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubCrypto’s hidden gem + greatest crypto bull run in history = $$$?You don’t actually want to buy Bitcoin this time around. 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Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SLB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSchlumbergerOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$52.01B$3.76B$8.22B$19.18BDividend Yield2.95%2.20%11.69%3.60%P/E Ratio11.8425.2512.1041.28Price / Sales1.440.98109.2217.60Price / Cash8.687.5810.8321.28Price / Book2.461.443.335.32Net Income$4.20B$297.22M$955.68M$989.88M7 Day Performance-8.43%-5.33%-3.41%-3.54%1 Month Performance-16.49%-11.12%-5.50%-3.68%1 Year Performance-29.95%4.83%1.57%12.14% Schlumberger Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLBSchlumberger4.9712 of 5 stars$36.83-0.2%$58.85+59.8%-29.9%$52.01B$36.00B11.84111,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeHALHalliburton4.7084 of 5 stars$28.02-2.3%$40.58+44.8%-28.8%$24.62B$23.07B9.9948,000Analyst ForecastFTITechnipFMC4.2228 of 5 stars$30.81-0.6%$34.69+12.6%+43.1%$13.11B$8.79B20.3925,027Analyst ForecastNOVNOV4.9299 of 5 stars$14.99+0.1%$20.64+37.7%-30.6%$5.83B$8.58B5.5233,676Analyst ForecastOIIOceaneering International3.4942 of 5 stars$25.37-1.9%$28.00+10.4%+15.7%$2.56B$2.42B19.3510,100Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageTDWTidewater4.78 of 5 stars$47.05-1.2%$95.80+103.6%-28.3%$2.46B$1.30B13.897,300HLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.6655 of 5 stars$9.17-0.8%$14.50+58.1%-14.2%$1.39B$1.34B231.002,531Positive NewsRESRPC0.9271 of 5 stars$5.92-3.0%$6.08+2.8%-23.1%$1.27B$1.62B10.892,691NRNewpark Resources3.4108 of 5 stars$7.71-0.4%$11.00+42.7%N/A$666.89M$748.37M-4.261,550TTITETRA Technologies3.621 of 5 stars$3.64-1.1%$7.00+92.3%-25.3%$479.79M$617.73M184.001,500Analyst ForecastNGSNatural Gas Services Group1.6903 of 5 stars$25.49-1.5%$26.50+4.0%+76.5%$317.96M$152.31M20.21250 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Halliburton Competitors TechnipFMC Competitors NOV Competitors Oceaneering International Competitors Tidewater Competitors Helix Energy Solutions Group Competitors RPC Competitors Newpark Resources Competitors TETRA Technologies Competitors Natural Gas Services Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SLB) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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