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 37.35

+0.01 +0.03%
Volume: 3,338,532
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DO 97.20

-2.83 -2.83%
Volume: 2,698,465
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FTI 54.90

-0.60 -1.08%
Volume: 1,667,351
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HAL 27.81

-0.25 -0.89%
Volume: 13,301,116
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NBR 20.23

-0.01 -0.05%
Volume: 4,654,560
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OIS 35.68

-0.12 -0.34%
Volume: 578,967
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PTEN 14.71

-0.28 -1.87%
Volume: 5,815,147
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RIG 83.00

-1.22 -1.45%
Volume: 5,427,909
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WFT 16.64

-0.27 -1.60%
Volume: 17,117,662
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