Southeast & Midwestern Banks Report

February 06, 2012

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Regulatory Outlook Gains Clarity, Growth in U.S. Midwest, Consolidation in Regional Banking

Companies covered: Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT), Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW), Schlumberger N.V. (NYSE:SLB), Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG), National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV), Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE), Hornbeck Offshore Services (NYSE:HOS), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), ENSCO plc (NYSE:ESV), Cameron International Corporation (NYSE:CAM), Baker Hughes (NYSE:BKR), Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY), BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBCN), Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION), Comerica Incorporated (NYSE:CMA), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Rowan Companies plc (NYSE:RDC), FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI), Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (NYSE:DRC), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC), Dejour Energy Inc. (AMEX:DEJ), Farmers Capital Bank Corporation (NASDAQ:FFKT), CenterState Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSFL), EnerJex Resources, Inc. (AMEX:ENRJ)