Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) was upgraded by research analysts at Raymond James from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report released on Monday, The Fly On The Wall. comreports. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) stock opened at $55.94 in last session, and closed at $57.00, while the day range of stock is $55.66-$57.42.The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 3.07%.
Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) had its price objective raised by Societe Generale from $18.00 to $19.00 in a research report released on Thursday morning, Stock Ratings Network reports. Societe Generale currently has a buy rating on the stock Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE:WFT) stock opened at $16.32, in last session and closed at $16.67, by gained 2.40%.The 52 week range was $11.11-$17.38.Company’s market capitalization is $12.08 billion.
National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NYSE: NOV) has appointed Clay C. Williams as the company’s president and CEO, effective immediately.The company had previously announced that Merrill A. “Pete” Miller Jr. would step down as chairman and CEO with the completion of NOV’s announced plan to spin off its distribution business to its shareholders as an independent, publicly traded company. Miller elected to step down early as CEO in order to smooth the transition, but will remain as executive chairman. He will step down as the company’s executive chairman simultaneously with the completion of the spinoff in order to become the executive chairman of that publicly traded distribution company. National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) stock gained 3.13% and finished the last session at $77.04.The EPS of the stock remained 5.43.Company’s market capitalization is $33.01 billion.
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Friday. Traders bought 17,207 call options on the stock, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. This is an increase of approximately 116% compared to the typical daily volume of 7,960 call options. Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) stock opened the session at $93.17, and closed the session at $93.00. The 52 week range of the SLB stock remained $69.08-$94.91 and the day range was $92.67-$93.84.