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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAP, ARO, AEO, CF, CMCSA, CMA, CY, KCI, KKD, LULU, MRO, ORCL, PRU, RSH, SMTC, SQNS, UTI, WEN, YHOO)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) Cut to Neutral at ...
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What The El Paso Split Means for Shareholders (EP, EPB, MRO, WMB)

El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP) owns one of the country's largest pipeline systems, extensive natural gas storage capacity, and some E&P assets. It also owns the general partner interest, 100% ...
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Week of Whale Watching, Billionaire & Fund Manager Stock Picks (BRK-A, HCA, MRO, BAC, C)

This week we highlighted some of the big whale watching portfolio changes.  Yep, the stock holdings from the likes of Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A), and other ...
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Valero Brings Refining Caution After Earnings (VLO, TSO, FTO, WNR, HOC, MRO, HES)

With pump prices for gasoline approaching $4/gal everywhere and $5/gal in some US cities, it would seem logical that crude oil refiners are a good bet to do well. It's ...
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Refiners Getting Squeezed (VLO, HOC, FTO, TSO, MRO, XOM, CVX, COP)

As crude oil prices continue their steady trend above $100/barrel, US refiners are preparing for the worst. Actually, the worst is already here, in the form of spiking prices. Worse ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BP, CIEN, IGT, JASO, MRO, MBI, RHT, CRM, STX, STM, STRA, TLAB, TSO, VZ, WDC)

These are some of this Wednesday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. BP plc (NYSE: BP) Cut to Hold at Societe Generale. ...
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The Top 5 Analyst Calls of the Week (GE, JASO, MRO, NANO, AMAT, KLAC, NVLS)

This week's "Top 5 Analyst Calls of the Week" feature is back to normal as analysts tweak their price targets and estimates for the next quarter and out to two ...
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Are More Big Spin-Offs and Break-Ups Imminent? (ITT, MRO, FO, GE, MMM, UTX, HON, DHR, DOV, TXT, OTTR, BRK-B)

The reaction to the news of a conglomerate break-up in a three-way separation was incredible for ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) yesterday.  Shares closed up 16.5% rather than over 20% and ...
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Deepwater Drilling in Gulf of Mexico to Start Again (BP, APC, ATPG, BHP, CVX, CIE, E, HES, MRO, MUR, NBL, RDS-A, STO)

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, BOEMRE, has notified 13 companies that they will be able to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico without needing ...
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Several Oil & Gas Deals (XOM, CHK, MRO)

While there are no major mergers being announced in the energy patch, we do have several expansion deals from energy leaders in oil and gas.  ExxonMobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) has ...
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Valero Leads Off for Refiners on Profits and Revenue (VLO, TSO, MRO, FTO, WNR, SNP, PTR)

Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) is the first of the oil refiners to report earnings this quarter, and this morning's release is a lot better than a year ago, when diluted ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (COP, GPI, HUN, IPG, MRO, MUR, OSG, PM, PCG)

The key analyst calls are a little light this Monday morning ahead of the flurry of earnings.  These are some of this Monday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen ...
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The US Might Begin Exporting Natural Gas (COP, MRO, LNG, CQP, APA, DVN, CHK, XTO, XOM)

For the past 40 years a natural gas liquefaction plant on Alaska's Cook Inlet has been producing LNG and shipping it to Asia. The plant is owned by ConocoPhillips Corp. ...
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Crude Oil Price Slide Should Help Refiners

Crude oil prices are off more than 20% from their high of $87.15 on May 3rd. The major contributor to that slide are serious concerns over sovereign debt primarily in ...
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Refinery Stocks Still Worth Another Look (VLO, MRO, SUN, TSO, HES)

Hell may have frozen over in the world of oil and gas.  Shares of oil refinery companies seem to have finally turned a corner.  In this aspect, we would be ...
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