[May 24, 2012] Shares of Willbros Rank the Lowest in Terms of Forward Earnings Yield in the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Industry (WG, DVR, CLB, TDW, DRQ) Tweet May 24, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry with the lowest forward earnings yields. Using projected earnings for the current fiscal year, the forward earnings yield is useful to compare a stock's return vs. owning a similar stock or other yield assets (e.g. bonds). Generally, the higher the earnings yield, the more undervalued the stock.Willbros ranks lowest with a forward earnings yield of 0.5%. Following is Cal Dive International with a forward earnings yield of 0.6%. Core Laboratories ranks third lowest with a forward earnings yield of 3.5%. Tidewater follows with a forward earnings yield of 4.2%, and Dril-Quip rounds out the bottom five with a forward earnings yield of 4.5%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Willbros on April 20th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $4.46. Since that recommendation, shares of Willbros have risen 20.2%. We continue to monitor Willbros for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]