Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Oilfield Services in a Time of Conflict: Near-Term Disruptions, Medium-Term Opportunity

Oil and Gas, Mint Finance

Suhas Reddy

Oil and Gas

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>SLB and Halliburton entered 2026 with solid Q4 momentum and improving international fundamentals, but sharply different market reactions highlighted how expectations and positioning shaped post-earnings performance.</li>
<li>The Venezuela catalyst drove outsized gains in oilfield services as first-cycle beneficiaries. However, estimates suggest the total revenue impact may be smaller than market enthusiasm implies.</li>
<li>Analysts raised targets for both firms, but rating trends diverged: SLB retained universal Buy support, while Halliburton faced growing caution tied to North America exposure.</li>
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SLB and Halliburton entered 2026 with solid Q4 momentum and improving international fundamentals, but sharply different market reactions highlighted how expectations and positioning shaped post-earnings performance.
The Venezuela catalyst drove outsized gains in oilfield services as first-cycle beneficiaries. However, estimates suggest the total revenue impact may be smaller than market enthusiasm implies.
Analysts raised targets for both firms, but rating trends diverged: SLB retained universal Buy support, while Halliburton faced growing caution tied to North America exposure.


SLB and Halliburton: Robust Earnings and the Limits of Market Expectations

Schlumberger Ltd

SLB and Halliburton: Robust Earnings and the Limits of Market Expectations