Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. MFA Financial (NYSE: MFA) 2,983 puts, 5 calls 2. Infosys Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) 4,363 puts, 62 calls 3. ASML Holdings (NASDAQ: ASML) 3,167 puts, 103 calls 4. Helix Energy (NYSE: HLX) 11,789 puts, 405 calls 5. Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE: CY) 12,749 puts,...

Shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE: HLX) are lower on the session by 5.00%, currently trading at $2.09. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A...

Global Hunter is out with its report today on RPC (NYSE: RES), upgrading RES from Neutral to Accumulate. In a note to clients, Global Hunter writes, "We are upgrading shares of RES to Accumulate from Neutral and increasing our price target to $29 from $27. Yesterday's sell-off is not reflective of...

Global Hunter Securities has upgrade RPC (NYSE: RES) from Neutral to Accumulate and has raised the price target from $27 to $29.

Pritchard is out with its report today on RPC (NYSE: RES), raising its PT from $32 to $40. In a note to clients, Pritchard writes, "We are raising our target to $40 from $32, based on the same 14.1x forward P/E multiple on our estimated 2012 EPS of $2.83." Pritchard maintains Buy on RPC. At the...

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

Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) is trading down almost 11% after reporting Q3 earnings. Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) is trading down over 10% after reporting Q2 earnings. Alere (NYSE: ALR) is trading down over 7.5% after reporting Q2 earnings. JDA Software Group (NASDAQ: JDAS) is trading down over 5%. RPC...

Global Hunter is out with its report today on FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI), upgrading FTI from Neutral to Buy. In a note to clients, Global Hunter writes, "Yesterday, investors punished FTI for one reason: Production Services' margins. However, management only brought down its full year margin...

Dahlman Rose reiterated its Hold rating on RPC (NYSE: RES). On Tuesday, RPC closed the day at $26.77. Its shares lost 1.98% of its value in today's pre-market trading to stand around $26.24.

Morgan Keegan is out with its report today on National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV), raising its PT from $94 to $100. In a note to clients, Morgan Keegan writes, "The impressive order pace for new offshore drilling units continues. To date, NOV has booked 16 deepwater units and just over 20 jackups,...

Morgan Keegan is out with its report today on Helix Energy Solutions (NYSE: HLX), raising its PT from $21 to $25.50. In a note to clients, Morgan Keegan writes, "We have raised our price target to $25.50 from a prior $21.00. Our price target is based on 15.0x our upwardly revised 2012 EPS estimate...

Pritchard Capital is out with a research report on FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) and is lowering its price target to $56, but it has a Buy rating on shares. In a note to clients, Pritchard Capital writes, "with a margin ramp in the second half of 2011 that is now more daunting. FTI reiterated...

Global Hunter has upgraded FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) from Neutral to buy and has established a $54 price target.

Pritchard Capital is out with a research report on Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) and is raising its price target to $29 from $20, and it has a Buy rating on shares. In a note to clients, Pritchard Capital writes, "With a rebound in international markets seemingly coming into focus, we...

GulfMark Offshore (NYSE: GLF) saw Madison Williams raise its PT to $52 from $47 and taking ‘11/'12 estimates higher. Still concerns in GOM and shares are fairly valued. Wait for entry below $45/shr.