SLB Investors, You Need to Know These Facts Today.

By Blake Campbell • Thursday, October 27 12:00 • Permanent Link

Schlumberger logged a -0.4% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $51.97 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.4% and the Dow Industrial Average posted a -1.8% change. SLB's trading volume is 12,540,035 compared to the stock's average volume of 12,732,543.

Below are some factors that could be affecting the stocks's performance and analyst recommendation:

Schlumberger has moved 56.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -16.7%
Based on its trailing earning per share of 2.08, Schlumberger has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
SLB has a forward P/E ratio is 17.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (Eps) is $2.08 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.68 -- a number near or below 1 signifying that Schlumberger is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 4.2 compared to its sector average of 1.45

Schlumberger Limited provides technology for the energy industry worldwide. Based in Houston, the company has 92,000 full time employees and a market cap of $73,686,368,256. Schlumberger currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.1%.

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