** Susquehanna lowers price targets on oilfield service cos
as it sees Q3 U.S. drilling and completions activity to go down
from Q2
** Brokerage sees downward trend due to low natural gas
prices, delays in activity due to E&P mergers, drilling
efficiencies and a focus on returns and cash flow
** Susquehanna expects tempered growth in the oilfield
services sector in the U.S. and internationally
Brokerage changes PT of the following firms:
Company New PT Old PT Rating
Halliburton HAL.N $42 $46 Positive
Noble Corp NE.N $40 $47 Neutral
NOV Inc NOV.N $22 $26 Positive
Oil States $5 $5.50 Neutral
International OIS.N
Patterson-UTI Energy $10 $13 Positive
PTEN.O
Transocean Ltd RIG.N $7 $8 Positive
SLB SLB.N $60 $70 Positive
Valaris VAL.N $61 $62 Neutral
(Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)
((Pooja.Menon@thomsonreuters.com;))