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Sector Snap: Shares Of Oilfield-service Firms Fall

Stock quotes in this article: BHI , HAL , SII , SLB , WFT  

DENVER (AP) — Shares of oilfield-services companies fell Friday after an analyst predicted a drop in activity due to the recession will hurt first-quarter performances.

Many companies have already lowered their earnings forecasts, but those adjustments failed to account for a sharp drop in activity and pricing during the first quarter, Citi Investment Research analyst Robin Shoemaker wrote in a research note.

The analyst also expects some companies to announce that first-quarter and full-year earnings will miss Wall Street expectations. ...

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