SLB Limited $SLB Stake Increased by Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd boosted its stake in SLB Limited (NYSE:SLB) by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 273,210 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 110,177 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in SLB were worth $9,390,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Synergy Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of SLB by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 80,830 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,732,000 after acquiring an additional 40,415 shares during the period. Americana Partners LLC raised its holdings in SLB by 10.1% during the third quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 248,057 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $8,526,000 after purchasing an additional 22,706 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its position in SLB by 13.8% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 210,056 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $7,220,000 after purchasing an additional 25,417 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its stake in SLB by 1,937.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 996,948 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $34,265,000 after purchasing an additional 948,015 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its stake in SLB by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,157,885 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $72,354,000 after purchasing an additional 100,918 shares in the last quarter. 81.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on SLB. Evercore ISI set a $54.00 price objective on SLB and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of SLB from $48.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of SLB from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of SLB from $47.60 to $52.30 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $49.00 target price on shares of SLB in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, SLB presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $49.84.

SLB Price Performance

SLB stock opened at $49.00 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $40.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $36.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $73.20 billion, a PE ratio of 18.92 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. SLB Limited has a one year low of $31.11 and a one year high of $51.67.

SLB (NYSE:SLB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The oil and gas company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.04. SLB had a net margin of 10.34% and a return on equity of 18.97%. The business had revenue of $9.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.92 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that SLB Limited will post 3.38 earnings per share for the current year.

SLB Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th will be given a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. This is a boost from SLB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 11th. SLB’s payout ratio is 44.02%.

SLB News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting SLB this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raised dividend and shareholder returns — SLB increased its quarterly dividend to $0.295 (3.5% raise) and said it plans to return more than $4 billion to shareholders in 2026, supporting income-seeking investors and signaling confidence in cash generation. SLB Raises Dividend 3.5%; Aims to Return More Than $4 Billion to Holders
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly revenue and EPS modestly beat expectations — Q4 revenue (~$9.74–9.75B) topped estimates and reported EPS ($0.78) beat the consensus of $0.74, showing demand gains in Digital and Production Systems that helped offset weaker areas. SLB Q4 earnings / MarketBeat
• Positive Sentiment: Venezuela growth optionality — Management says SLB can rapidly scale operations in Venezuela if licensing and compliance permit, opening a potentially large incremental market over time. Investors view this as a material upside contingent on geopolitics/regulatory approvals. SLB is poised to rapidly increase activities in Venezuela
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage and price targets remain constructive but mixed — multiple firms maintain Buy/Outperform ratings with a median target near $52, providing support but also showing a range of views. QuiverQuant analyst/target roundup
• Neutral Sentiment: More color available from the earnings call transcript — analysts and management discuss ChampionX integration, regional recovery and margin dynamics; useful for investors assessing guidance and segment trends. SLB Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability and cash-flow weakness — despite top-line growth, gross profit, operating profit and cash from operations declined year‑over‑year, and operating margin fell, raising questions about near-term earnings sustainability. That pressure helps explain cautious selling. Schlumberger Q4 results and cash/margin details
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling noted — recent filings show several insider sales, which can weigh on sentiment even if not unusual at large firms. QuiverQuant insider activity
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction reflects mixed messaging — some outlets highlighted sliding profit/revenue dynamics and regional struggles that management says are improving, producing short-term volatility. TipRanks: SLB earnings reaction

Insider Activity

In other SLB news, CFO Stephane Biguet sold 38,447 shares of SLB stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.75, for a total transaction of $1,412,927.25. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 175,690 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,456,607.50. The trade was a 17.95% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Abdellah Merad sold 60,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.69, for a total value of $2,261,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 159,371 shares in the company, valued at $6,006,692.99. This represents a 27.35% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 103,947 shares of company stock worth $3,871,337. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

SLB Profile

SLB (NYSE: SLB), historically known as Schlumberger, is a leading global provider of technology, integrated project management and information solutions for the energy industry. Founded by Conrad and Marcel Schlumberger in 1926, the company develops and supplies products and services used across the exploration, drilling, completion and production phases of oil and gas development. Its offerings are intended to help operators characterize reservoirs, drill and complete wells, optimize production and manage field operations throughout the asset lifecycle.

SLB’s product and service portfolio spans reservoir characterization and well testing, wireline and logging services, directional drilling and drilling tools, well construction and completion technologies, production systems, and subsea equipment.