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 37.71

-0.48 -1.26%
Volume: 969,501
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DO 100.37

-1.43 -1.40%
Volume: 890,675
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FTI 56.02

-0.97 -1.70%
Volume: 853,881
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HAL 28.41

-0.54 -1.87%
Volume: 7,000,474
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NBR 20.56

-0.03 -0.15%
Volume: 2,100,493
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OIS 35.88

-0.33 -0.91%
Volume: 165,910
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PTEN 15.18

-0.28 -1.81%
Volume: 2,873,109
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RIG 85.74

-0.33 -0.38%
Volume: 2,139,240
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WFT 16.99

-0.14 -0.82%
Volume: 10,264,921
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