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  • These Oil Services Stocks Are Poised for Growth

    By Mark Yagalla - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: PES, SPN, SLCA

    Jefferies just came out with a report on their top oil services stocks. The firm stated that this sector will benefit from hydraulic fracking and increased U.S. drilling. What intrigued me the most about this list was the smaller names in the space. We're all familiar with Halliburton, Schlumberger, and National Oilwell Varco which were on Jefferies' list. But there were several names worth investigating that offer better more »

  • Profiting from Fracking

    By Dusan Jovanic - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: CRR, HCLP, SLCA | Editor's Choice

    U.S. Silica Holdings (NYSE: SLCA) is one of the beneficiaries of the oil and gas production boom in the United States. The company makes silica products and applications for two business segments: oil and gas, and for industrial and specialty products. U.S. Silica has grown earnings and revenue substantially in the last two years, and has been a great performer, with its stock price more than doubling since more »

  • A Low PEG Commodity Stock Protected by Barriers to Entry

    By Mark Lin - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: CRR, HCLP, SLCA

    People tend to think of commodity stocks as price takers with no competitive advantages, but it is unfair to tar all stocks with the same brush. U.S. Silica (NYSE: SLCA), the second largest producer of commercial silica in the country, is one such exception.

    The difficulty in finding and building new mines, coupled with high transportation costs, act as effective barriers to entry for new entrants seeking to compete more »

  • As Natural Gas Inventories Plunge, Investors Should Buy Oil Service Stocks

    By Mark Holder - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: CJES, HEK, SLCA

    Based on the limited positive reaction of natural gas and coal stocks, the market continues to ignore the very bullish natural gas weekly inventory reports. In fact, the reports are now mostly glazed over in the financial media.

    For those that missed the report last week, the weekly inventories for the first full week of April dropped 14 Bcf. While less than the 21 Bcf expected drop, the small decline more »

  • As Natural Gas Inventories Plunge, Investors Should Buy Oil Service Stocks

    By Mark Holder - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: CJES, HEK, SLCA

    Based on the limited positive reaction of natural gas and coal stocks, the market continues to ignore the very bullish natural gas weekly inventory reports. In fact, the reports are now mostly glazed over in the financial media.

    For those that missed the report last week, the weekly inventories for the first full week of April dropped 14 Bcf. While less than the 21 Bcf expected drop, the small decline more »

  • 3 Pick-and-Shovel Plays for Shale

    By Robert Zimmerman - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: HEK, MDU, SLCA

    Excitement continues to build over America’s possible energy independence, courtesy of shale energy production. Innumerable articles describe exploration and production companies, pipeline companies, and refiners. But a lesser-known category of stocks also stands to benefit from America’s booming energy production: the "pick-and-shovel" companies providing the hardware and equipment that energy producers need.

    Diesel where the trucks are
    Think about this.  Crude oil is extracted from Bakken shale in more »

  • The Dow keeps the Streak alive at 8 Days

    By Joshua Hayes - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, EVER, SLCA

    Another late afternoon lift helps send the Dow into positive territory to end the day’s trading session. Just after 2 pm stocks sat near the lows of the session, but buyers stepped up keeping the market from pushing lower. Volume ended higher on the day, but the early high run rate fell as the market moved higher. At this point volume hasn’t mattered to this market whatsoever. However more »

  • Industrials hit more Highs but Volume Drops again

    By Joshua Hayes - March 12, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, KORS, TGT, SLCA, WMT

    For the 7th straight day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher. Volume fell across the board, but this is normal for this uptrend and Mondays. VIX fell to new lows as buyers continue to show extreme complacency. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reversed off its lows in the afternoon pushing the NASDAQ to new highs on rumors of a “plan” for their cash. The stock is so beaten up any rumor more »

  • Tuesday’s Post-Earning Movers: Are Any Worth Buying?

    By Brian Nichols - February 28, 2013 | Tickers: CZR, HD, SPRD, SLCA

    Earnings and earning-related news is the number one catalyst for stock movement. A strong quarter can dictate the direction of a stock for the following three months as can a bad quarter; in the past I have written in detail about such subjects, a domino effect following a strong or bad quarter. In this piece I am looking at the early performance of Tuesday’s top movers following earnings. Then more »

  • Four Analysts Make Four Calls That Are Worth Noting

    By Brian Nichols - January 10, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, CHK, SLCA, WWAV

    Sometimes an analyst issues a revised outlook or changes his/her rating but does not inform investors of the reasons behind the call. These typically move stocks on the call alone; the price target and outlook. However, some analysts provide detailed reasons behind the call and these are the outlooks that should be noted and used as part of your fundamental research. Therefore, I am taking a look at such more »

  • Market Moving Calls on Friday that Could Spark Additional Movement Next Week

    By Brian Nichols - December 8, 2012 | Tickers: FCX, GOOG, GPOR, PNC, SLCA

    When an analyst provides a call it almost always creates short-term movement. Most of the time investors don’t even read the notes from the upgrade, they are simply buying because it was upgraded. However, sometimes an analyst call is more than just a headline on Yahoo! Finance, it provides substance and real catalysts that could create long-term movement. Therefore, I am looking at the top calls on Friday, all more »

  • The Proppant Market at the Barclays CEO Energy Conference

    By Eric Fox - September 18, 2012 | Tickers: CRR, HAL, HCLP, SLB, SLCA

    Carbo Ceramics (NYSE: CRR) spoke at a recent energy conference and touted its prowess in improving the productivity of oil and gas wells through the use of the company’s proppant products as well as software to help design better fracturing operations.  The company also addressed investor concerns regarding low cost imports of proppant from China.

    Overview

    Carbo Ceramics manufactures ceramic and resin coated sand proppant used during hydraulic fracturing more »

  • Fracking: Playing in the Sandbox

    By Elena Cahill - September 17, 2012 | Tickers: EOG, HCLP, SLCA

    The world of investing is filled with regrets about missed opportunities, such as not buying Apple in 1996, and relief at not stampeding toward what’s hyped, like Facebook.  Yet, despite that experience many mistakes are still made. The current U.S. energy boom is a classic example of regrets and relief.  Many investors do not ask the right questions or consider the right risks.  So, let’s look at more »