Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

Mitcham Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: MIND) will be reporting its 2011 fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the bell today. Analysts are expecting a profit of $0.21 per share, which is a big improvement over the $0.06 per share it earned in the year ago period. Sales are expected to come in at $20.64...

Fears are growing for the fate of more than 30 people on board a United Nations plane which has crashed today as it attempted to land at the main civilian airport in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Yesterday, Oil States International (NYSE: OIS) announced its Board of Directors approved the construction of Henday Lodge, located adjacent to its Wapasu Creek lodge in the oil sands region of northern Alberta, Canada. The facility will have initial capacity of 1,264 rooms by the end of 3Q11 and...

Following 3+ days of meetings in Rio de Janeiro with a wide range of companies that included Petrobras, OGX, Odebrecht, Superior Energy (NYSE: SPN), Pride (NYSE: PDE), and Seadrill (NYSE: SDRL), Jefferies reports that it came away from its trip “incrementally more positive on the outlook for the...

Jefferies is out with its report today on Superior Energy Services (NYSE: SPN), raising its PT from $43 to $49. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "Our recent meeting with SPN's Brazilian country head confirms our belief that SPN is well positioned in the rapidly growing Brazilian market. We...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting the release of the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and ISM services-sector data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 29 points to 12,308.00, while those for the S&P 500...

AngioDynamics Inc (NASDAQ: ANGO) is expected to report its FQ3 EPS at $0.12 on revenue of $53.89 million. International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ: ISCA) is estimated to post its FQ1 earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $156.60 million. KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is projected to report a Q1 loss...

Owen Kratz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX), will testify before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on Wednesday, April 6th to describe the industry's current and future offshore drilling safety and emergency response...

At 10:15 am, the Dow gained 0.06% to 12,383.68, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.05% to 1,333.05 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.06% to 2,788.05. The industries that are supporting the market today are: Silver: This industry jumped 2.37% by 10:15 am. The top stock...

With signs that Saudi Arabia could be increasing oil activity materially to make up for Libyan volumes, the international upstream inflection point could move up a few quarters and drive 2012 earnings materially higher. Higher oil prices certainly help, but JP Morgan expects to hear strongly...

According to Morgan Keegan, National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) order expectations are raised and defined. Morgan Keegan reported that it is raising its 2011 Rig Tech order estimate to $6.15 billion from $5.2 billion based on impact of offshore rig new build orders, increasing capital expenditure...

The market has been steadily climbing for the past two weeks, putting in small gains but seemingly remaining unsure of itself as divergences in different indices and sectors began to accumulate. Traders were looking to Friday's important economic data (Jobs Report, ISM Index, and Construction...

Point Roberts WA - April 1, 2011� www.Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specialized in sector research including energy stocks, publishes new CFA commentary from Patrick J. Murphy on US Shale Plays, featuring junior oil and gas stock, American Petro-Hunter, Inc. (OTC.BB: AAPH)....

RPC Drops Sharply on Heavy Volume (NASDAQ: RES)

GS Financial Corp (NASDAQ: GSLA) shares jumped 16.35% to create a new 52-week high of $20.35. Home Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: HBCP) announced its plans to buy GSLA for $26.2 million. Mobile Mini Inc (NASDAQ: MINI) shares gained 0.80% to touch a new 52-week high of $23.89. MINI's PEG ratio is 1.08....