Schlumberger NV (SLB): Today's Featured Energy Winner
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) pushed the Energy industry higher today making it today's featured energy winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.7%. By the end of trading, Schlumberger rose $2.16 (2.7%) to $82.21 on light volume. Throughout the day, 4,481,017 shares of Schlumberger exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6,223,000 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $80.51-$82.64 after having opened the day at $80.77 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $80.05. Other companies within the Energy industry that increased today were:
Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporat
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), up 16.1%,
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), up 9.9%,
Forbes Energy Services
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), up 8.4%.
Schlumberger Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the supply of technology, integrated project management, and information solutions to oil and gas exploration and production industries worldwide. Schlumberger has a market cap of $106.7 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are up 15.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 23 analysts that rate Schlumberger a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Schlumberger as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and impressive record of earnings per share growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's profit margins have been poor overall.
- You can view the full Schlumberger Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 2.8% and
SandRidge Mississippian Trust I
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), down 2.5% , were all laggards within the energy industry with
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) being today's energy industry laggard.
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