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Earnings Preview For Schlumberger

Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Friday, 2022-01-21. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Schlumberger will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.34.

Schlumberger bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.06, which was followed by a 0.0% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Schlumberger's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q3 2021 Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020
EPS Estimate 0.30 0.26 0.19 0.17
EPS Actual 0.36 0.30 0.21 0.22
Price Change % -1.14% 1.54% 1.82% 0.91%

Stock Performance

Shares of Schlumberger were trading at $37.1 as of January 19. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 52.85%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

To track all upcoming earnings announcements, click here to use Benzinga Earnings Calendar.

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