Goldman Sachs Upgrades a Number of Oil Stocks (CAM, RIG, DO, FTI)

June 25, 2009 7:30 AM EDT

Goldman Sachs maintains its Attractive rating on oil service/drilling sector, but is further shifting their preference toward "oily" stocks versus "gassy."

The firm no longer expects early-cycle high beta stocks with US natural gas leverage to outperform.

Upgraded

  • Cameron International Corporation (NYSE: CAM) from Neutral to Conviction Buy, $42 target.
  • Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) from Neutral to Buy, $107 target
  • Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE: DO) from Sell to Neutral, $103 target
  • FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) from Sell to Neutral, $51 target
Downgraded:
  • Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) from Buy to Neutral, $28 target. Removed from Conviction Buy List
  • Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NBR) from Buy to Sell, $17 target.
  • Oil States International Inc. (NYSE: OIS) from Neutral to Sell, $29 tgt
  • Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (Nasdaq: PTEN) from Buy to Neutral, $15 tgt
Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) remains their Top Pick. The stock is on the Conviction Buy List with a $31 price target.


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CAM 38.36

+0.56 +1.48%
Volume: 2,565,412
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DO 101.74

+2.20 +2.21%
Volume: 1,688,623
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FTI 56.44

+1.97 +3.62%
Volume: 1,407,635
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HAL 29.35

-0.01 -0.03%
Volume: 13,941,971
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NBR 20.75

+0.10 +0.48%
Volume: 5,272,123
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OIS 36.57

+0.70 +1.95%
Volume: 545,772
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PTEN 15.61

+0.22 +1.43%
Volume: 4,901,656
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RIG 86.60

+1.21 +1.42%
Volume: 2,789,684
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WFT 17.20

+0.50 +2.99%
Volume: 23,270,479
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