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5/23/2013, 6:52 AM ET

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Monday, May 20, 5:35 PM Deutsche Bank remains bullish on oil service stocks (OIH), seeing favorable underlying trends in Q1 as North American margins improved Q/Q despite a decline in the rig count, suggesting significant operating leverage as activity levels recover. DB's four top stocks to buy, all with price targets well in excess of Wall Street consensus: BHI, HAL, NBR, HERO. Comment! [Energy, Quick Ideas]
Friday, May 3, 8:00 AM "We don't want to sell in May and we continue to prefer cyclicals (XLY, XLI, XLB, XLE) ," says JPMorgan's Tom Lee, fully returned to his normal bullish stance. He notes client positioning is "dramatically different" from the heavily long stance of the last 3 years at this time. More, the downturn in gasoline prices could ad 50 bps to GDP in Q2, and the rally in high-yield suggests the economy is set to get stronger. 1 Comment
Friday, April 26, 10:37 AM This week has seen a nice pickup in battered cyclical sectors, as the materials sector (XLB), the year’s second-worst performing group, began today as the week’s top gainer, rising 4.5%. Next was energy (XLE), the year’s third-weakest, up 3.2%. MKM Partners thinks it means the recent gains may morph into sustained momentum, and likes adding June calls in XLB and the oil service ETF (OIH). 1 Comment [Energy]
Thursday, April 25, 3:06 PM Oil prices probably need to stabilize and/or move up before oilfield services stocks start rising again, but demand is strong below the surface, Credit Suisse says, believing current valuations fail to reflect the high level of activity or the stable nature of the North American business. The firm adds Halliburton (HAL) to its Focus List and upgrades Baker Hughes (BHI) to Outperform with a $54 price target (from $40). Comment! [Energy, Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, April 17, 6:01 PM A widely expected Q1 rebound for oil services companies (OIH) is not materializing, analysts say, as the U.S. land rig count fell ~3% Q/Q in Q1 and was 13% lower Y/Y. Now the view is that recovery will be slower rather than faster. Fresh off a wave of downward analyst revisions, Schlumberger (SLB) and Baker Hughes (BHI) report on Friday, while Halliburton (HAL) posts earnings next week. Comment! [Energy]
Wednesday, March 27, 2:48 PM For investors interested in oilfield services companies, Simmons analysts provide their share-price entry points for the sector's top names - SLB, HAL, BHI, WFT, CAM, FTI, NOV - and finds all look fairly valued with 2013 likely to be a murky year. But "most of these names are good solid buys on weakness," the firm says, and that’s where the entry points help. Comment! [Energy, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, March 21, 9:38 AM Goldman Sachs believes the selloff in oil service stocks creates a buying opportunity, as it sees Q1 earnings growing at a faster rate driven by completion work. The firm expects Halliburton (HAL) to report in-line Q1 results and recommends buying on the recent pullback, suggests Basic Energy (BAS) on better utilization, and likes Nabors Industries (NBR) on relative valuation. 9 Comments [Energy, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, March 19, 10:29 AM Oilfield services companies suffer another down day after Schlumberger (SLB -1.3%) sounded an alarm for the sector, warning that customers have reactivated fewer rigs than expected and pricing is still an issue. It was a “clarion call of realism," Simmons says, virtually ensuring negative Q1 guidance from SLB and making positive revisions from other oil service firms "a steeper climb." HAL -1.9%, BHI -1.3%. 1 Comment [Energy, On the Move]
Thursday, February 21, 12:39 PM First came yesterday's more hawkish Fed comments, and today it's rising U.S. crude inventories, as crude oil prices tumble another 2.5% to ~$93/bbl. on top of yesterday's similar losses. The uptrend in oil markets is now "firmly broken," according to VTB Capital's Andrey Kryuchenkov. XLE -1.1%, OIH -2%, XOP -0.8%, USO -2.1%, UCO -4.1%, OIL -2.1%, USL -1.5%, BNO -1%. Comment! [Energy, On the Move]
Wednesday, February 20, 3:21 PM Why the tumbling price of crude matters? The energy sector (XLE) has been the clear leader in 2013's rally, notes ukarlewitz. If it turns, will another sector step up or will energy lead the way down? Comment! [Energy, On the Move]
Thursday, February 14, 3:59 PM It's a glorious day for the energy and oil services sectors, powering to the top of the Wall Street leaderboard after Goldman Sachs says January marked a "turnaround" in profitability for the group. Among the day's top gainers: HAL +6.2%, NBR +4.3%, SLB +3.7%, HP +3.3%, WFT +2.5%, BHI +2.4%. ETFs: OIH +2.9%, XES +2.9%, XLE +0.8%. 1 Comment [Energy, On the Move]
Thursday, February 7, 9:58 AM Analysts believe top oilfield services companies are poised for takeoff. Schlumberger (SLB) and Halliburton (HAL) are seen as having room to grow even after recent run-ups, while the view is more mixed on Baker Hughes (BHI), which has less international exposure and has lagged behind in making the shift from gas to oil drilling in North America. Comment! [Energy]
Thursday, January 31, 11:57 AM Fidelity Contrafund manager Will Danoff is cautious about the energy sector (XLE), noting some companies continue to chase growth at the expense of returns. The industry - which made a massive investment in shale gas, causing prices to collapse - is doing the same thing with shale oil, he says. Comment! [Energy]
Friday, January 25, 10:27 AM Halliburton (HAL +4.6%) hits a 52-week high following upside Q4 results, leading the oil services (OIH +1.5%) and energy (XLE +0.8%) sectors; peers SLB and BHI also move up. Barclays sees up-and-coming offshore drillers Atwood Oceanics (ATW), Ocean Rig (ORIG) and Pacific Drilling (PACD) coming along for the ride as ways to gain exposure to the global proliferation of offshore drilling. 1 Comment [Energy, Quick Ideas, On the Move]
Tuesday, January 22, 12:45 PM Schlumberger's (SLB +0.6%) price target is raised to $100 from $92 by FBR Capital, which believes SLB's 2013 outlook bodes well for oilfield service stocks (OIH). The firm thinks 2013's biggest potential surprise will be a rebound in U.S. land activity, and SLB's conference call comments support its belief the U.S. well count should be up strongly in a flat E&P capex environment. Comment! [Energy, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, January 17, 3:44 PM The oil services sector (OIH) may have turned the corner on the way to gains in 2013, Deutsche Bank says in raising price targets on several stocks. Baker Hughes (BHI) is the firm's top pick, with significant leverage to both the U.S. onshore and Gulf of Mexico recovery; Halliburton (HAL) is another preferred large-cap. Nabors (NBR) is the favorite mid-cap, and Hercules (HERO) the top small-cap play. 2 Comments [Energy, Quick Ideas]

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