08:51 AM EDT, 10/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Schlumberger ( SLB ) was Smart Insider's stock pick of the week after the company's Executive Vice President Abdellah Merad sold 60,000 Schlumberger ( SLB ) shares at $41.90 apiece on Oct. 24.

The transaction, which reduced Merad's stake in the company by 22% to 212,000 shares, followed a 50,000 share sale in February for $48.52 per share, Smart Insider said in a note Tuesday.

"The stock has moved lower and it is concerning to see a large % sale from a key operating officer at a lower price point and while the stock is near its 52-week low," according to the note.

Smart Insider downgraded the stock further to -1, or strongly negative signal, from -N, or notable and negative signal, in July.

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