Goldman Sachs analyst Angie Sedita last night initiated coverage of 19 names in the Oilfield Services & Equipment space. The analyst sees three themes: A slow recovery in the offshore markers benefiting both offshore drilling and subsea, U.S. frac activity outpacing land drilling over the near-term, and a a surge of LNG projects moving forward benefiting companies exposed to those trends. Valuations are at the low end of historical ranges, says the analyst, who expects annual earnings growth of 15%-30% through 2021 for the group. Sedita's top pick is Baker Hughes (BHGE), a stock she started with a Conviction Buy rating. Her top Sell is Diamond Offshore (DO). Along with Baker Hughes, the analyst put Buy ratings on Halliburton (HAL), Schlumberger (SLB), Transocean (RIG), TechnipFMC (FTI), Nine Energy Services (NINE) and ProPetro Holding (PUMP). Along with Diamond Offshore, Sedita also put a Sell rating on RPC, Inc. (RES).

Unusual total active option classes on open include: ImmunityBio (IBRX), Halliburton (HAL), Redfin (RDFN), Nokia (NOK), Matterport (MTTR), General Motors (GM), UPS (UPS), Philip Morris (PM), PepsiCo (PEP), and General Electric (GE).

Reports Q1 revenue $5.8B, consensus $5.67B. "Halliburton delivered solid first quarter results that again demonstrated the power of our strategy and the strength of our execution. Activity in North America recovered from fourth-quarter lows, and our international business delivered its 11th consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth," commented Jeff Miller, Chairman, President and CEO. "Our customers' multi-year activity plans across markets and asset types confirms my confidence in the strength and duration of this upcycle. Halliburton demonstrated its commitment to shareholder returns in the first quarter and repurchased $250 million of common stock - a solid start to the year and a good benchmark for our expectations going forward," concluded Miller.