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Outlook

Going forward, Schlumberger anticipates benefiting from demand improvement in select North American basins, as operators continue to focus on investing in exploring unconventional resources.

The oilfield services behemoth believes that bullish near-term U.S. land drilling trends, with activity driven by horizontal drilling and liquids-rich plays, will be supported by high oil prices.

Our Recommendation

Schlumberger shares currently retain a Zacks #3 Rank, which translates into a short-term Hold rating. We are also maintaining our long-term Neutral recommendation on the stock.

We like Schlumberger's lead position in the global oilfield services market, along with its technologically complex product and service offerings as well as its robust financial profile. Moreover, we believe the company will benefit in the next several quarters from the continued shift in drilling activity to liquids from gas and the restructuring of its U.S. land operations.

The current uptrend in oil prices is expected to encourage operators to maintain their spending levels. Moreover, the company's long-term prospects remain positive, given its strong international footprint, particularly in Eastern Hemisphere.

The company's competitor, Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL ), the second-largest member of the oilfield services contingent, also reported better-than-anticipated second quarter earnings, helped by the strength and sustainability of the all-important North American onshore activity levels.

Xerox Exceeds Estimates in 2Q

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX ) reported a net income of . Lower sales (down 4% year over year) negatively impacted revenues, despite a 5% growth in revenues from service, outsourcing and rentals.

Gross margin in the quarter declined slightly to 33.4% from 34.8% in the prior-year quarter, whereas operating margin rose to 10.4% from the year-ago level of 10.1%.

Segment Performance

Revenues in the Technology segment remained almost flat at a year ago. The deterioration in cash flows was due to lower accounts payable and accrued compensation, higher net tax payments and higher contributions to pension benefit plans. 

Guidance

Xerox anticipates GAAP and adjusted EPS of 20 cents–22 cents per share and 24 cents–26 cents per share, respectively, for the third quarter of 2011. For full year 2011, the company expects GAAP earnings between . The company is highly focused on expanding its business globally based on its well knitted distribution network. The company has also identified huge opportunities in the domestic markets as well as in the emerging markets for expanding its business.

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