On Wednesday, Following Stocks were among the “Top Priority Stocks” For Traders - Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Pacific Drilling SA (NYSE:PACD), Pinnacle Foods Inc (NYSE:PF), Canadian Natural Resource Ltd (USA) (NYSE:CNQ)
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY)’s shares picked up 1.75%, and closed at $73.72. The stock volatility for the week is 1.75%, while for the month remained 1.79%. The company holds consensus target price of $84.30.
If we consider EPS growth of the company, then the company indicated the following observations:
The company showed -0.23 diluted EPS growth for trailing twelve months. However, YTD EPS growth remained -102.90% and Annual EPS growth for the past 5 years is considered as -15.40%.
The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 2.30. (where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Occidental Petroleum Corporation engages in the attainment, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Oil and Gas; Chemical; and Midstream, Marketing and Other. The Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. Its domestic oil and gas operations are located in Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Texas; and international oil and gas operations are located in Bahrain, Bolivia, Colombia, Iraq, Libya, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
Pacific Drilling SA (NYSE:PACD), raised 1.74%, and closed at $4.10. The stock has price to sale ratio of 0.81, however, price to book ratio is 0.35. With recent incline, the year-to-date (YTD) performance reflected a -11.64% decline. During the past month the stocks gain 16.48%, bringing three-month performance to -14.76% and six-month performance to -53.57%. The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 2.20. (where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Pacific Drilling S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an offshore drilling contractor. It provides offshore drilling services to the oil and natural gas industry. The company contracts drilling rigs, related equipment, and work crews primarily on a dayrate basis to drill wells for its customers. As of December 31, 2014, the company had a fleet of eight drillships, counting one under construction. Pacific Drilling S.A. was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg.
Pinnacle Foods Inc (NYSE:PF), enhanced 1.69%, and closed at $40.32, hitting new 52-week high of $41.56.The stock has volatility for the week is 1.83%, while for the month it is 1.85%. The company has the market capitalization of $366.21M. The company holds the book value per share of 14.81, whereas cash per share is 0.33. Price to book ratio remained 2.72, while price to sale ratio is 1.81. Analysts mean recommendation for the stock is said to be 2.20 (where 1=Buy, 5=sale).
Pinnacle Foods Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes branded convenience food products in North America. It operates through three segments: Birds Eye Frozen, Duncan Hines Grocery, and Specialty Foods. The Birds Eye Frozen segment offers frozen vegetables, frozen complete bagged meals, frozen prepared seafood, frozen and refrigerated bagels, frozen pizza for one, full-calorie single-serve frozen dinners and entres, and frozen pancakes/waffles/French toast under the Birds Eye, Birds Eye Voila!, Van de Kamp’s, gardein, Mrs. Paul’s, Lender’s, Celeste, Hungry-Man, and Aunt Jemima brand names.
Canadian Natural Resource Ltd (USA) (NYSE:CNQ), rose 1.68%, and closed at $30.83. The company has the market capitalization of $33.52B. The beta value of the stock is 1.41. On the other hand the stock’s volatility for the week is 2.33%, and for the month is 2.91%. The stock’s price to book ratio is 1.50, however price to sale ratio is 2.30. Analyst’s mean recommendation regarding this stock is 2.10. (where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Canadian Natural Resources Limited explores for, develops, produces, markets, and sells crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas in North America. It offers light and medium crude oil, primary heavy crude oil, Pelican Lake heavy crude oil, bitumen (thermal oil), and synthetic crude oil (SCO). The company has operations in Western Canada; the United Kingdom portion of the North Sea; and Cte d’Ivoire, Gabon, and South Africa in Offshore Africa. The company’s midstream assets comprise three crude oil pipeline systems; and a 50% working interest in an 84-megawatt cogeneration plant at Primrose.
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