Schlumberger Ltd (slb) Most Bought Oil-field Services Stock By Number Of Institutions

April 9, 2011 - PRLog -- MFFAIS.com featured their Quarterly Oil-Field Services Industry Rundown. Mffais.com compiles the statistics from recent SEC filings by mutual funds and institutions to determine the positions taken and confidence in stocks by professional mutual fund managers and institutional investors.

Highlights included:

* Schlumberger Ltd (SLB) leads industry in number of funds buying shares 14.51% of industry buys

* Anton Oilfield Services Group (3337.HK) had the highest overall confidence score (relation of funds buying versus fund selling)

* Halliburton Co (HAL) had second highest number of funds buying shares 10.77% of industry buys

* Rpc Inc (RES) had the second highest overall confidence score (relation of funds buying versus fund selling)

* The top 30 moves by funds in the industry by value of trade shows:

a) 46.66% buys versus 53.33% sells
b) Petrofac Ltd (PFC.L) buys were 10.00% of all activity, 21.42% of number of buys and 38.40% of value of buy trades
c) Schlumberger Ltd (SLB) buys were 20.00% of all activity, 42.85% of number of buys and 26.67% of value of buy trades

*  When institutions own multiple industry stocks, the most bought industry stock was Schlumberger Ltd (SLB)

*  When institutions own multiple industry stocks, the most sold industry stock was Schlumberger Ltd (SLB)


For details and the full report, including purchasing history and buying patterns, please visit http://www.mffais.com

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