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Credit Suisse is upgrading shares of Cameron International Corp. (NYSE: CAM) to Outperform and is raising its price target to $73 from $60. In a note to clients, Credit Suisse writes, "A quarter so good that we upgrade CAM even after it has outperformed the OSX by 1,100 bps over the last two days...

Morgan Keegan has published a report on Key Energy Services (NYSE: KEG) raising the price target on the energy company from $23 to $27 In the report, Morgan Keegan wrote, "Our forecast is reasonable, but we do not believe it is aggressive. High and growing demand, increasing service intensity and...

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Monday, August 1, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Monday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S. equity futures are trading higher and the U.S. Dollar lower after Republican and Democratic leaders in...

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) rose 5.93% to $39.27 in the pre-market session. BRCM's PEG ratio is 0.78. Marriot International Inc (NYSE: MAR) added 4.62% to $34.00 in the pre-market session. MAR's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 41.70%. Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) moved up 4.15% to $57.00...

Morgan Keegan has raised the price target on Key Energy Services (NYSE: KEG) from $23 to $27 and maintains its Outperform rating.

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Friday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

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Exterran Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: EXLP) today announced a cash distribution of $0.4825 per limited partner unit, or $1.93 per limited partner unit on an annualized basis, payable on August 12, 2011 to unitholders of record at the close of business on August 9, 2011. The second quarter 2011...

TETRA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TTI) today announced that it has acquired a newly built derrick barge with a 1,600 metric ton capacity, fully-revolving crane and accommodations for 300 personnel for an expected total investment of approximately $71 million, including the purchase price and...

Deutsche Bank reiterated its Buy rating on Oceaneering International (NYSE: OII). At the same time, the rating agency raised its price target on the company's stock from $48 to $49. On Thursday, OI closed the day at $44.07.

Pritchard Capital is out with a research report on CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE: CRR) and is raising its price target to $180 from $158, but it has a Neutral rating on shares. In a note to clients, Pritchard Capital writes, "Taking a stab at the impact and moving our 2012 eps estimate up...

Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on Oceaneering International (NYSE: OII) from $48 to $49 and maintains its Buy rating.

Dahlman Rose reiterated its Buy rating on Newpark Resources (NYSE: NR). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $12. On Thursday, NR added 3.92% to its value to end the day at $9.55.

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Paccar (NASDAQ: PCAR) “reported bad numbers while Cummins (NYSE: CMI) reported great numbers. Sell Paccar and pickup some Cummins." For Amerigroup (NYSE: AGP), he said, "I have to go with best of breed here and that's Aetna (...

Cusick's Corner I thought the market was going to get a little lift into the After Hours with Finance, XLF, and Tech, QQQ/XLK, leading but that is not the case, squeezing more longs out of the market. I have ratcheted down my size in trades at this stage, and will be watching the headlines for any...