Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for CLB Earnings

Core Laboratories Inc. (NYSE:CLB) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Core Laboratories in a report issued on Friday, January 17th. Zacks Research analyst T. Saha now expects that the oil and gas company will earn $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Core Laboratories’ current full-year earnings is $0.80 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Core Laboratories’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS.

Core Laboratories (NYSE:CLB) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The oil and gas company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.04. Core Laboratories had a return on equity of 15.84% and a net margin of 5.83%. The business had revenue of $134.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $134.16 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.22 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup dropped their price target on Core Laboratories from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. StockNews.com upgraded Core Laboratories from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Core Laboratories has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.00.

Core Laboratories Stock Up 3.4 %

Shares of NYSE CLB opened at $20.36 on Monday. Core Laboratories has a 52 week low of $13.82 and a 52 week high of $25.13. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company has a market cap of $956.09 million, a P/E ratio of 31.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 2.39.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Core Laboratories

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Core Laboratories by 2,688.5% in the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,426 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 2,339 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Core Laboratories by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 32,612 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $565,000 after buying an additional 1,428 shares during the period. Confluence Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Core Laboratories by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 136,359 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,360,000 after buying an additional 599 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Core Laboratories by 5.8% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 41,281 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $765,000 after buying an additional 2,267 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Core Laboratories by 1.7% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 43,862 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $813,000 after buying an additional 716 shares during the period. 97.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Core Laboratories

Core Laboratories Inc provides reservoir description and production enhancement services and products to the oil and gas industry in the United States, and internationally. It operates through Reservoir Description and Production Enhancement segments. The Reservoir Description segment includes the characterization of petroleum reservoir rock and reservoir fluid samples to enhance production and improve recovery of crude oil and gas from its clients' reservoirs.