ThinkstockWith the bull market now almost six and a half years old and with the Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rates soon, investors are often looking beyond traditional Dow and S&P…
ThinkstockIf any sector has been taking a beating it’s energy, and the price of crude continued the downward spiral last week to under $50 again. With West Texas Intermediate 20% below the…
Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Apple, BP, Hewlett-Packard, Philip Morris, UnitedHealth and AT&T.
ThinkstockOilfield services company Helmerich & Payne Inc. (NYSE: HP) said Wednesday that the company’s rig count will fall from its current total of 287 to around 240 by the end of this…
In a new research report, Jefferies analysts highlight some top stocks to buy that are doing so well that the price targets have to be moved higher. We screened the report for…
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCX) Started as Sell at Stifel…
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) must think that its dispute with BP plc (NYSE: BP) over responsibility for the explosion of its Deepwater Horizon platform in April 2010 is either going to take…
As the long holiday weekend rolls in, we thought we’d take a look at some oil, gas, and energy services stocks that might offer good value in the medium term. We’ve focused on…
Precision Drilling Trust (NYSE:PDS) reported net first quarter 2009 earnings per common unit of about $0.26, off 62% from the same period a year ago. Revenues grew almost 31%, from $277 million…
The shareholders of Grey Wolf, Inc. (NYSE:GW) have overwhelmingly chosen to accept cash instead of stock in Precision Drilling Trust (NYSE:PDS) as consideration for Precision’s buyout of Grey Wolf. We’ve been following…
The merger between Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) and Grey Wolf (NYSE:GW) could turn into the longest running soap opera on Wall Street. Our story last month summed up the action so far. Last…
Douglas A. McIntyre The buyout of US driller Grey Wolf (NYSE:GW) by Canadian drilling company Precision Drilling Trust (NYSE:PDS) got its start back in April, when oilfield services company Basic Energy Services (NYSE:BAS) made an…
The board of directors of Grey Wolf, Inc. (AMEX:GW) has been trying to sell the company for at least a couple of months at a higher price. Today, they appear to have…
Oil Services are deemed by many market pundits as being more insulated than integrated oils, refiners, and other sub-sectors of the energy sector for oil and gas. While these frequently move in-line…
These are ten of the early bird analyst calls we are seeing this Tuesday morning with over 2 hours to the open: ArthroCare Corp. (NASDAQ: ARTC) Cut to Market Perform at William…
