Harbor Investment Advisory LLC Raises Holdings in SLB Limited $SLB

Harbor Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of SLB Limited (NYSE:SLBFree Report) by 1,607.4% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 26,670 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 25,108 shares during the quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in SLB were worth $1,371,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of SLB in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $809,557,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in SLB by 64.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 15,696,831 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $602,444,000 after buying an additional 6,149,511 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in SLB by 50.6% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 16,635,566 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $638,473,000 after buying an additional 5,589,585 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in SLB by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 83,617,999 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,898,037,000 after acquiring an additional 5,466,786 shares during the period. Finally, Capital International Investors raised its holdings in SLB by 86.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,627,072 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $446,247,000 after acquiring an additional 5,404,948 shares during the period. 81.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SLB has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on SLB from $53.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $57.00 price objective on SLB in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on SLB from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group cut their target price on SLB from $69.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $65.00 price target on shares of SLB in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.17.

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SLB Trading Down 2.9%

SLB stock opened at $45.12 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.34. SLB Limited has a fifty-two week low of $31.64 and a fifty-two week high of $58.82. The stock has a market cap of $67.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.70, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.73. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $53.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.59.

SLB (NYSE:SLBGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Saturday, April 25th. The oil and gas company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $8.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.76 billion. SLB had a return on equity of 15.54% and a net margin of 9.26%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that SLB Limited will post 2.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

SLB Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be issued a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. SLB’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling at SLB

In related news, Director La Chevardiere Patrick De sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.33, for a total value of $108,660.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $921,056.49. This represents a 10.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Steve Matthew Gassen sold 53,379 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.18, for a total value of $2,998,832.22. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 47,421 shares in the company, valued at $2,664,111.78. The trade was a 52.96% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

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SLB Company Profile

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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.

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