10 Best Services Stocks To Invest In Right Now

10 Best Services Stocks To Invest In Right Now: National-Oilwell Inc.(NOV)

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. designs, constructs, manufactures, and sells systems, components, and products used in oil and gas drilling and production; provides oilfield services and supplies; and distributes products, and provides supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry worldwide. Its Rig Technology segment offers offshore and onshore drilling rigs; derricks; pipe lifting, racking, rotating, and assembly systems; rig instrumentation systems; coiled tubing equipment and pressure pumping units; well workover rigs; wireline winches; wireline trucks; cranes; and turret mooring systems and other products for floating production, storage and offloading vessels, and other offshore vessels and terminals. The company?s Petroleum Services & Supplies segment provides various consumable goods and services to drill, complete, remediate, and workover oil and gas wells and service pipelines, flowlines, and other oilfield tubular goods. It also manufacture s, rents, and sells products and equipment for drilling operations, including drill pipe, wired drill pipe, transfer pumps, solids control systems, drilling motors, drilling fluids, drill bits, reamers and other downhole tools, and mud pump consumables. In addition, this segment provides oilfield tubular services comprising the provision of inspection and internal coating services; equipment for drill pipe, line pipe, tubing, casing, and pipelines; and coiled tubing pipes and composite pipes. Its Distribution Services segment sells maintenance, repair and operating supplies, and spare parts to drill site and production locations. The company primarily serves drilling contractors, shipyards and other rig fabricators, well servicing companies, pressure pumping companies, oil and gas companies, supply stores, and pipe-running service providers. National Oilwell Varco, Inc. was founded in 1862 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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• [By Selena Maranjian]

  The biggest new holdings are Visteonand Yahoo!. Other new holdings of interest include National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV  ) , a top maker of oil and gas drilling and oilfield services equipment. Bulls like its big and growing backlog and its massive market share as a supplier of rig equipment. It recently doubled its dividend (now yielding 1.4%) and is poised to profit as recent shale oil finds lead to production growth. Analyst Stephen Gengaro of Stern, Agee & Leach reiterated his buy rating on the stock a few weeks ago, citing drillship orders received by Seadrill that can result in hundreds of millions of dollars for National Oilwell Varco.

• [By David Smith]

  National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV  )
  The product offerings of National Oilwell Varco, the favorite of many energy investors, overlap in several areas with Cameron's. For instance,Varco providesan array of components and equipment for drilling rigs, including derricks, cranes, and pipe-handling equipment. It also manufactures blowout preventers.

• [By Shauna O'Brien]

  Jefferies reported on Monday that it has lifted its price target on National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV).

  The firm has reaffirmed a “Buy” rating on NOV, and has raised the company’s price target from $84 to $91. This price target suggests a 14% increase from the stock’s current price of $78.24.

  Analyst Brad Handler noted that NOV’s weak margin will likely rebound in 2014 and the chances of a dividend increase are high.

  Looking forward, the firm has lifted its order estimates for FY2013 from $10.8 billion to $11.3 billion. FY2014 earnings estimates have been raised from $6.40 to $6.50 per share and FY2015 estimates have been increased from $7.65 to $7.95 per share.

  National-Oilwell Varco shares were up 76 cents, or 0.97% during pre-market trading Monday. The stock is up 14% YTD.

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