Baker Hughes Inc.’s (BHI) MACD indicator has crossed over to bearish territory with a reading of -0.2634. The Zacks #4 Rank (“Sell") stock has declined slightly to $43.18 in afternoon trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s full-year earnings has reduced by 9 cents over the past month to $1.86 per share."BHI" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

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Chicago, IL – November 5, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI), BJ Services (BJS), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA), Mylan (MYL) and Comcast Corp. (CMCSA).

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Here are highlights from Wednesday’s AnalystBlog:

Baker Hughes Misses Estimates

Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI) reported its third quarter results of 26 cents per share, well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents and year-earlier quarter earnings of $1.39. Before adjusting one-time items, earnings were 18 cents per share.

Though the company’s

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Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI) reported its third quarter results of 26 cents per share, well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents and year-earlier quarter earnings of $1.39. Before adjusting one-time items, earnings were 18 cents per share. Though the company’s results came in below expectations due to lower activity levels in all geographical regions, fundamentals remain strong as the North American gas-directed drilling gain traction and benefits from the pending BJ Services (BJS) acquisition are expected. Revenue from Baker Hughes’ Oilfield operations was $2.23 billion, down 26% from the year-ago quarter and 4% from the previous quarter. Pre-tax operating profits decreased nearly 72% year-over-year and nearly 22% sequentially to $187 million. Pre-tax operating margin for the quarter was 8%, compared to 22% in the year-ago quarter and 10% in the previous quarter. Revenue from the Drilling and Evaluation segment decreased nearly 33% ...

Recently, the federal government’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) issued an overall bullish report, showing a smaller-than-expected build in crude stockpiles. Further, the data showed that gasoline inventories were down as predicted, while distillate stocks also declined, though fell short of expectations. In its release, the agency said that crude inventories rose by 1.3 million barrels for the week ending October 16, much lower than analysts' expectations. This is the second successive week in which the crude buildup has been lower than originally anticipated. A major contributing factor to the modest increase can be attributed to a fall in crude oil imports, which dropped to the lowest level in two months. Current crude oil stocks, at 339.1 million barrels, are 8.9% above the year-earlier level and remain above the upper limit of the average for this time of the year (depicted in the first EIA chart below). The ...

  In its weekly release on Friday, Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI) reported a slight dip in the number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the U.S., as producers restricted their drilling activities in response to the current supply overhang in the natural gas market. The number of units exploring and producing in the U.S. fell to 1,040 for the week ended October 16 (as clear from the first chart below from Baker Hughes). This is down by 1 from the previous week’s tally and is the first decline in 5 weeks. The combined oil and gas rig count is down by 936 from the year-ago period. It rose to a 22-year high in 2008, peaking at 2,031 in the weeks ended August 29 and September 12. The number of natural gas rigs drilling in the U.S. decreased by 5 to ...

Yesterday, the U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a less-than-expected build in crude stockpiles. However, the headline news was centered on a sharp drop in gasoline stocks and refinery utilization that pushed oil prices to a fresh 2009 peak and lifted energy stocks. The federal government’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a 400,000 barrels rise in crude inventories for the week ending October 9, much less than analyst expectations. The modest increase can be attributed to scaled back operations by the refiners (prompted by weak profit margins) even as imports fell. This follows last week’s report, which showed an unexpected rise in oil supply figures, against consensus forecast of a buildup. Current crude oil stocks, at 337.8 million barrels, are 9.6% above the year-earlier level and remain above the upper limit of the average for this time of the year (depicted in the first EIA chart ...

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Chicago, IL – October 13, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI), Halliburton Company (HAL), Schlumberger Limited (SLB), National-Oilwell Varco (NOV) and Weatherford International Ltd. (WFT).

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Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:

U.S. Rig Count Continues to Climb

According to data from Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI), the number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the U.S. rose for the week ended Oct. 9, reflecting ramped up drilling activity by the producers amid recent optimism about

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According to data from Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI), the number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the U.S. rose for the week ended Oct. 9, reflecting ramped up drilling activity by the producers amid recent optimism about commodity price recovery. As shown in the first chart below from Baker Hughes, rigs exploring and producing in the U.S. totaled 1,041 during the week. This is up by 17 from the previous week’s tally and is 19% higher from the 2009 low of 876 (set in the week ended June 12). The combined oil and gas rig count is down by 949 from the year-ago period. It rose to a 22-year high in 2008, peaking at 2,031 in the weeks ended Aug. 29 and Sept. 12. The number of natural gas rigs drilling in the U.S. increased by 14 to 726, ...

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According to data from Baker Hughes Inc. ((BHI), the number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the U.S. fell for the week ended Sept. 11, reflecting scaled back drilling activity by the producers. As shown in the first chart below from Baker Hughes, rigs exploring and producing in the U.S. totaled 999 during the week. This is down by 10 from the previous week’s tally and is the first decline in nine weeks. The combined oil and gas rig count is down by 1,032 from the year-ago period, when it rose to a 22-year high of 2,031. The number of natural gas rigs drilling in the U.S. decreased by 2 to 699, snapping a seven-week gain. It is currently down 56% since peaking at 1,606 in the year-ago period. This is shown in the following chart, also from Baker ...