ThinkstockCost-cutting and price-cutting have been the major trends in the oil field services sector for at least the past year. It is hard to know which is the chicken and which the…
The equity strategy team and the market analysts at Deutsche Bank are starting to feel pretty comfortable that the rest of this year and beyond could really start to show some positive…
ThinkstockDespite a strong oil price backdrop, stock performance for the top oilfield services stocks has been mixed and investors generally remain underweight energy in general and oil service specifically. The analysts at…
Jon OggEach morning 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens and dozens of Wall Street analyst research reports looking for fresh ideas for investors and traders. Some are stocks to buy and others are…
ThinkstockWith the increasing likelihood of a U.S.-led military intervention in Syria, the oil markets have become volatile. Brent prices rose to as high as $117 a barrel last week. The price strength…
Jon OggIt the week ahead of Labor Day, so research and investment banking departments are running light. Still, there are some key research ideas coming out of Wall Street. Each morning 24/7…
ThinkstockHalliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) is becoming the king of stock buyback, at least for this week. The oil services giant has announced its preliminary results of the prior modified Dutch auction tender offer…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockWith the S&P 500 trading at near record highs, and the internals starting to look a little wobbly, it is important to be very careful in picking stocks now. Goldman Sachs market…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Companies can return capital to shareholders in many ways. Dividends are one of the favored methods. So is retiring outstanding debt, as it decreases the amount of capital…
ThinkstockWhen oil services firm Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) pleaded guilty to destroying evidence in an investigation of the causes of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon that killed 11 workers and spilled…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockIn a current research report, the oil field service and equipment analysts at Jefferies maintain that investors should be overweight the sector. Demand prospects are solid globally. While demand in the United…
Stock buybacks are trumping dividends for investors. We recently took a look at how much stocks with share repurchase plans are outperforming those that just raise dividends, but we would also note that…
Jon OggInvestors and traders usually are hunting for new research ideas that will generate higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many analyst research calls each day from Wall Street and…
July 22, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA dipping on a poor earnings report from McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD). There was no economic data release of note in…
ThinkstockHalliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The oil and gas services company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.73 on revenues of $7.32…
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