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Can Schlumberger Outperform The Market? Citi Thinks So
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 8:07am | 252Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) has seen an almost 13 percent decline in its share price year-to-date. Citi’s Scott Gruber has upgraded the rating on Schlumberger from Neutral to Buy, while lowering the price target from $93 to $87. Gruber believes that the company has the...
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Halliburton Has 90% Upside Long-Term, Citi Says
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 12:53pm | 364Shares of Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) were trading up about 4 percent on Tuesday after the company reported considerably better-than-expected results on Monday. Following the earnings call, Citi analyst Scott Gruber and his team look into the company and conclude that “~$5 Pro Forma...
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Citi Advises Profit-Taking In Oilfield Service Sector
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 3:01pm | 258The recent three-month rally in crude oil prices could spur production and reignite over-supply worries, an analyst said Monday. Citi's Scott Gruber downgraded four onshore oilfield services companies on Monday, suggesting that investors in the oil field services sector "take profits...
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Oil Stocks To Become More Expensive: Here's 1 Way To Play It
Monday, April 13, 2015 - 10:45am | 421Oppenheimer commented on oil stocks Sunday and felt that shares would become more expensive. Analyst Fadel Gheit and Luis Amadeo noted that energy stocks were “trading significantly below their 12-month highs and not by as much above their 12-month lows.” The performance of energy...
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UPDATE: Citigroup Downgrades Helmerich & Payne
Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 9:39am | 140Analysts at Citigroup on Wednesday downgraded Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP) from Neutral to Sell and reduced the price target from $71.00 to $55.00. Scott Gruber and Michael Sabella wrote, "We are downgrading HP based on our view of a likely rate collapse amongst Tier 1 (AC) rigs...
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Transocean And Carl Icahn Strike An Accord; Analysts See Limited Upside
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 1:20pm | 148Transocean (NYSE: RIG) reached an agreement on Monday with famed corporate raider Carl Icahn. Shares of Transocean have been trading up over three percent following the pre-market news release. Transocean is set to pay a $3 dividend, which will benefit Icahn, who is the company's third largest...
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UPDATE: Bernstein Research Reiterates on Schlumberger Limited as Integrated Services Remain the Preferred Sub-Segment
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 10:40am | 149In a report published Tuesday, Bernstein Research analyst Scott Gruber reiterated an Outperform rating on Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB), and raised the price target from $97.00 to $112.00. In the report, Bernstein Research noted, “Coming into 2013, our primary positioning call was to be...
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UPDATE: Bernstein Research Reiterates on Halliburton Company as Integrated Services Remain the Preferred Sub-Segment
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 10:34am | 149In a report published Tuesday, Bernstein Research analyst Scott Gruber reiterated an Outperform rating on Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL), and raised the price target from $55.00 to $69.00. In the report, Bernstein Research noted, “Coming into 2013, our primary positioning call was to be...
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UPDATE: Bernstein Research Reiterates Outperform on Baker Hughes as Integrated Services Remain the Preferred Sub-Segment
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 9:41am | 149In a report published Tuesday, Bernstein Research analyst Scott Gruber reiterated an Outperform rating on Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI), and raised the price target from $62.00 to $73.00. In the report, Bernstein Research noted, “Coming into 2013, our primary positioning call was to be overweight in...
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UPDATE: Bernstein Downgrades Offshore Drillers to Market Perform, Suggests Long Term Investors Leave (ESV, NE, RIG)
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 1:51pm | 231Bernstein analyst Scott Gruber downgraded offshore drillers Ensco PLC (NASDAQ: ESV), Noble Corporation (NASDAQ: NE) and Transocean Inc. (NASDAQ: RIG) to Market Perform. Gruber noted that the growth of supply has outpaced demand and that high versus low spec bifurcation should prove temporary. The...