Schlumberger Q3 EPS Forecast Increased by Griffin Securities

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) – Investment analysts at Griffin Securities lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Schlumberger in a report issued on Monday, January 20th. Griffin Securities analyst K. Simpson now expects that the oil and gas company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.85. Griffin Securities currently has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Schlumberger’s current full-year earnings is $3.33 per share. Griffin Securities also issued estimates for Schlumberger’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

SLB has been the subject of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Schlumberger from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Schlumberger from $53.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Schlumberger from $49.00 to $46.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Schlumberger from $64.00 to $61.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $57.00 price objective on shares of Schlumberger in a research report on Tuesday. Six equities 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 MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $55.81.

Schlumberger Price Performance

SLB opened at $41.62 on Thursday. 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 has a 1 year low of $36.52 and a 1 year high of $55.69. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $40.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.79. The stock has a market cap of $58.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.38, a PEG ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 1.52.

Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 17th. The oil and gas company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.02. Schlumberger had a net margin of 12.29% and a return on equity of 21.90%. The company had revenue of $9.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9,241,140 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Schlumberger Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be paid a $0.285 dividend. This represents a $1.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 5th. This is a positive change from Schlumberger’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Schlumberger’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.37%.

Insider Transactions at Schlumberger

In other Schlumberger news, Director Vijay Kasibhatla sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.94, for a total transaction of $1,098,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 49,595 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,179,204.30. This represents a 33.51 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Dianne B. Ralston sold 43,161 shares of Schlumberger stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.96, for a total transaction of $1,897,357.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 235,024 shares in the company, valued at $10,331,655.04. This trade represents a 15.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 198,258 shares of company stock worth $8,732,604 in the last quarter. 0.26% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Schlumberger

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SLB. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in Schlumberger by 12,289.6% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 13,043,359 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $500,082,000 after acquiring an additional 12,938,082 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Schlumberger by 20.6% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 11,213,944 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $470,425,000 after buying an additional 1,916,851 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in shares of Schlumberger by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 12,686,384 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $598,544,000 after acquiring an additional 1,560,684 shares during the period. Merewether Investment Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Schlumberger during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $42,957,000. Finally, Weiss Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in Schlumberger during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,322,000. 81.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Schlumberger

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.