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What's in Store for Baker Hughes (BHI) in Q4 Earnings?
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Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes Incorporated is set to report fourth-quarter 2016 results on Jan 26, before the opening bell.
Last quarter, the company posted a positive earnings surprise of 65.12%. However, it had an average negative earnings surprise of 32.05% in the last four quarters. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Factors at Play
Although oil prices remained low in the first two months of the fourth quarter, the commodity advanced after OPEC decided to cut production. On Nov 30, the cartel reached a historic accord to curb output in keeping with the need to recover from the weak pricing scenario. Notably, this is the first time since 2008 that OPEC signed a deal to cut oil production.
Thereafter, non-OPEC players also jumped on the bandwagon to limit crude output. After the historic deal, crude started moving north and even crossed the psychological $50 per barrel mark. In fact, throughout December the commodity was sold above the benchmark.
Overall, the last month of fourth quarter was favorable for oil exploration and production (E&P) companies. These firms continued to gather on the oil patches as evidenced by the improved rig count data issued by Baker Hughes. Definitely, increase in E&P activities will result in more contracts for oilfield services players like Baker Hughes to efficiently set up oil wells.
In fact, the stock has showed strong pricing strength in the last three months. During the aforesaid period, Baker Hughes shares gained almost 19% compared with 9.3% improvement for the Zacks categorized Oil & Gas–Field Services industry.
However, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth quarter has widened from a loss of 10 cents to a loss of 11 cents over the last 30 days.
Earnings Whispers
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Baker Hughes is likely to beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the fourth quarter. That is because a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) for this to happen. Unfortunately, this is not the case here as elaborated below.
Zacks ESP: The Earnings ESP for Baker Hughes is -45.46%. This is because the Most Accurate estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate stand at a loss of 16 cents and a loss of 11 cents, respectively. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: Baker Hughes has a Zacks Rank #3, which increases the predictive power. However, the company’s ESP of -45.46% makes surprise prediction inconclusive.
Conversely, we caution against Sell-rated stocks (Zacks Rank #4 or 5) going into the earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing negative estimate revisions.
Stocks to Consider
Here are some companies you may want to consider as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat this quarter.
Core Laboratories N.V. (CLB - Free Report) with an Earnings ESP of +4.88% has a Zacks Rank #2. The company is anticipated to report quarterly results on Jan 25.
SM Energy Company (SM - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +11.91% and a Zacks Rank #3. The company is expected to release earnings results on Feb 28.
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What's in Store for Baker Hughes (BHI) in Q4 Earnings?
Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes Incorporated is set to report fourth-quarter 2016 results on Jan 26, before the opening bell.
Last quarter, the company posted a positive earnings surprise of 65.12%. However, it had an average negative earnings surprise of 32.05% in the last four quarters. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Factors at Play
Although oil prices remained low in the first two months of the fourth quarter, the commodity advanced after OPEC decided to cut production. On Nov 30, the cartel reached a historic accord to curb output in keeping with the need to recover from the weak pricing scenario. Notably, this is the first time since 2008 that OPEC signed a deal to cut oil production.
Thereafter, non-OPEC players also jumped on the bandwagon to limit crude output. After the historic deal, crude started moving north and even crossed the psychological $50 per barrel mark. In fact, throughout December the commodity was sold above the benchmark.
Overall, the last month of fourth quarter was favorable for oil exploration and production (E&P) companies. These firms continued to gather on the oil patches as evidenced by the improved rig count data issued by Baker Hughes. Definitely, increase in E&P activities will result in more contracts for oilfield services players like Baker Hughes to efficiently set up oil wells.
In fact, the stock has showed strong pricing strength in the last three months. During the aforesaid period, Baker Hughes shares gained almost 19% compared with 9.3% improvement for the Zacks categorized Oil & Gas–Field Services industry.
However, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth quarter has widened from a loss of 10 cents to a loss of 11 cents over the last 30 days.
Earnings Whispers
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Baker Hughes is likely to beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the fourth quarter. That is because a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) for this to happen. Unfortunately, this is not the case here as elaborated below.
Zacks ESP: The Earnings ESP for Baker Hughes is -45.46%. This is because the Most Accurate estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate stand at a loss of 16 cents and a loss of 11 cents, respectively. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: Baker Hughes has a Zacks Rank #3, which increases the predictive power. However, the company’s ESP of -45.46% makes surprise prediction inconclusive.
Conversely, we caution against Sell-rated stocks (Zacks Rank #4 or 5) going into the earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing negative estimate revisions.
Stocks to Consider
Here are some companies you may want to consider as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat this quarter.
Noble Midstream Partners LP , which is likely report quarterly earnings on Feb 1, has a Zacks Rank #1 and an Earnings ESP of +19.18%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Core Laboratories N.V. (CLB - Free Report) with an Earnings ESP of +4.88% has a Zacks Rank #2. The company is anticipated to report quarterly results on Jan 25.
SM Energy Company (SM - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +11.91% and a Zacks Rank #3. The company is expected to release earnings results on Feb 28.
Zacks' Top Investment Ideas for Long-Term Profit
How would you like to see our best recommendations to help you find today’s most promising long-term stocks? Starting now, you can look inside our portfolios featuring stocks under $10, income stocks, value investments and more. These picks, which have double and triple-digit profit potential, are rarely available to the public. But you can see them now. Click here >>