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Opinion on  DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRL (DO)     Sector: Energy  >  Industry: Oil Well Services & Equipment
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRL

Aug 05, 2008 10:00 AM GMT
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Return Risk
-24.55% HIGH
Principal

Analyst Recommendation  

Diamond Offshore Drilling
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., also operates as an offshore oil and gas drilling contractor worldwide. It offers a range of services in various markets, including deep water, harsh environment, conventional semi-submersible, and jack-up markets. The company has a fleet of approximately 44 offshore rigs. Its price this year has been another tale of starting at about $145, falling, in this case to about $106, rising back to $145, and recently settling down to $122. A covered call investing position is available for DO with a potential return of 4.6%. The time frame for the covered call position’s potential return is 25 days

Analysts'
 Recommendation:
Buy  
    30 Days Ago: Buy  

  Analysts' Target: $157  

Analysts' Targets
 Jesup & Lamont $185 
    Buy
    Wednesday, May 28, 2008

 Lehman Brothers $161 
    Underweight
    Tuesday, May 20, 2008

 UBS Securities $160 
    Buy
    Thursday, May 15, 2008

 RBC Capital Markets $148 
    Underperform
    Wednesday, April 23, 2008

 Deutsche Bank Securities $120 
   
    Tuesday, April 15, 2008

 Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & C $166 
    Strong Buy
    Friday, February 08, 2008


DO:  This call was made on 08/05/08 @ $113.25
Rating:   Positive   $113.25 (08/05/08)
Gain/Loss:   -11.81% in 476 days
Target:   $180.00 (+58.94%) in > one year


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