Replies to post #8 on Oil States International, Inc. (OIS)

[Timothy Smith]

"Oil States International (OIS) through its subsidiaries, provides specialty products and services to the oil and gas drilling and production companies worldwide. It operates in four segments: Accommodations, Offshore Products, Well Site Services, and Tubular Services". (Business description from Yahoo Finance)

4 reasons OIS is a good growth play at $83 a share:

Williams Financial Group just initiated the shares as a "buy" with a $112 a share price target. William Blair and Dahlman Rose have also initiated the shares with positive ratings over the past six weeks. The median price target by the 10 analysts that cover the stock is $103.

The company has beat earnings estimates each of the last twelve quarters. The average beat over consensus for the last four quarters has averaged 11%.

Consensus earnings estimates for both FY2012 and FY2013 have both moved up nicely over the previous two months.

The stock sells for a tiny five year projected PEG (.27) and for just 10 times forward earnings.