- The tide is finally starting to turn for global oil services stocks (NYSEARCA:OIH), Morgan Stanley says, now seeing a very favorable risk/reward balance for investors and up to 60% upside in the space over the next 6-9 months with only ~10% downside risk.
- The firm says it begins to see signs that global oil production is getting under control, as U.S. rig counts appear to have stabilized well below the level necessary to sustain production and Brazil production was recently revised well below consensus expectations.
- Stanley's top pick in the group is Schlumberger (SLB +1.1%), and it also likes Core Labs (CLB +2.2%), Frank's International (FI +1.5%), Patterson-UTI (PTEN +2.7%), Nabors Industries (NBR +4%) and Helmerich & Payne (HP +1.9%).