- Shares of pump maker Sulzer (OTC:SULZF) have slipped 18% since Siemens thwarted the company’s dreams of buying Dresser-Rand in September, and Barron's speculates that it is looking for a substitute target in the energy services market such as Dril-Qup (DRQ +1.!%) or Chart Industries (GTLS +0.3%).
- On its own, Sulzer is facing hurdles, and analysts project the company’s sales growth will trail almost every peer in the flow control equipment industry over the next few years.
- DRQ, which analysts have highlighted before as a top energy equipment takeover candidate, is forecast to boost revenue ~30% through 2016.