What Do You Need to Know About Schlumberger (SLB) Before Investing?

By Ken Smith • Friday, November 28 15:17 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Energy company Schlumberger has moved 1.6% so far today on a volume of 3,965,235, compared to its average of 16,733,612. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Schlumberger trades -20.24% away from its average analyst target price of $45.43 per share. The 29 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $36.0 to $62.0, and on average have given Schlumberger a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying SLB should be aware of the facts below:

Schlumberger's current price is 12.9% above its Graham number of $32.09, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Schlumberger has moved -18.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 12.9%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.57, Schlumberger has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.1 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
SLB has a forward P/E ratio of 9.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.67 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.11 compared to its sector average of 1.6
SLB N.V. engages in the provision of technology for the energy industry worldwide.
Based in Houston, the company has 110,000 full time employees and a market cap of $54.14 Billion. Schlumberger currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.2%.

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