Based on the aggregated intelligence of 165,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oilfield service provider Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Schlumberger's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Schlumberger facts

Headquarters (Founded)

Houston (1927)

Market Cap

$66.3 billion

Industry

Oil and gas equipment and services

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$22.3 billion

Management

Chairman/CEO Andrew Gould (since 2003)
CFO Simon Ayat (since 2007)

Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)

28.3%

Cash / Debt

$4.2 billion / $5.0 billion

Dividend Yield

1.5%

Competitors

Halliburton (NYSE: HAL)
Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI)
Weatherford International

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97% of the 2,773 members who have rated Schlumberger believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include hartzmtn and BishopRook.

Just two months ago, hartzmtn wrote that Schlumberger was here to stay: "Despite the current problems with BP, oil drilling is not going to go away. [Schlumberger] is one of the biggest players in servicing the drilling industry."

Over the years, Schlumberger's unmatched convenience as a one-stop shop for oilfield services, smart acquisitions, and heavy focus on research and development has earned it the top market share in basically all of its businesses. In fact, Schlumberger's market cap is bigger than that of all three of its closest rivals -- Halliburton, Baker Hughes, and Weatherford -- combined. Of course, all three trade at a forward P/E discount to Schlumberger, so they're not exactly bad bets, either.

Two months ago, CAPS member BishopRook weighed Schlumberger's pros and cons. Here's an excerpt:

With its expanding portfolio of services, the company on the surface is dominating the oil and gas exploration industry. ... One great thing this company has going for it is its global diversity. ... This global diversity shelters the company from exchange rate fluctuations and slumping economic regions. ... Clearly, the economy is not going to ever feel robust for a long time, since the major downturn. The economies of scale for [Schlumberger] are enormous and deleveraging many of the assets that provide energy to a large population of energy conscious people will be difficult. I believe that the latest acquisition will send it high in the very near future, but its acquisitive ways will catch up to it as well.

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