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Schlumberger (SLB) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.
Top U.S. oilfield services company SLB said its net assets in Russia amounted to about $600 million at the end of 2024, unchanged from 2023, but revenue from the region had slipped.
SLB's market capitalization is $61.3 billion. Its dividend yield is 2.6%, and it has implemented a $2.3 billion investor-friendly share buyback program. Of its 2024 revenue, over 80% was from international operations; North America accounted for less than 20%. SLB recently announced major multi-region multi-year deepwater contracts with Shell.
SLB's stock (NYSE: SLB), formerly known as Schlumberger, an oil field services major, faced a challenging 2024, with its stock price lagging behind the broader energy sector and underperforming its peers in the process. However, the company's stock is up 14% since the beginning of this year, compared to only 2% return of the S&P 500 over the same period.
SLB reports strong Q4 earnings, but with clients becoming cautious in their discretionary spending, demand for its products & services is likely to be hurt.
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Schlumberger: The Market Liked The Earnings Report
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Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 17, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants James McDonald - SVP of IR & Industry Affairs Olivier Le Peuch - CEO Stephane Biguet - CFO Conference Call Participants David Anderson - Barclays Scott Gruber - Citigroup Arun Jayaram - JPMorgan Neil Mehta - Goldman Sachs Saurabh Pant - Bank of America Roger Read - Wells Fargo Kurt Hallead - Benchmark Stephen Gengaro - Stifel Operator Good morning. My name is Kate, and I will be your conference operator today, and would like to welcome everyone to the Fourth Quarter SLB Earnings Call.
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SLB's Q4 earnings benefit from broad-based growth and margin expansion in the Middle East and Asia, alongside AI advancements and digital solutions.