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 39.24

-0.23 -0.58%
Volume: 2,116,204
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DO 97.20

-1.45 -1.47%
Volume: 2,357,252
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FTI 56.63

+0.41 +0.73%
Volume: 852,550
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HAL 31.03

+0.48 +1.57%
Volume: 15,965,689
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NBR 21.99

-0.24 -1.08%
Volume: 4,886,676
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OIS 34.90

-1.17 -3.24%
Volume: 928,810
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PTEN 15.78

-0.29 -1.80%
Volume: 2,953,387
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RIG 85.40

-0.43 -0.50%
Volume: 2,946,805
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WFT 17.72

-0.17 -0.95%
Volume: 11,453,886
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