J.B. Lowe

Bank of America Merrill Lynch initiated coverage of Baker Hughes, a GE company Class A (NYSE: BHGE) at Underperform, given the lack of catalysts. That said, the firm believes the company offers investors exposure to an expected global oilfield services and equipment, with a solid, defensive...

In a report published Monday, Cowen and Company analyst J.B. Lowe discussed Transocean LTD (NYSE: RIG)'s "midlife crisis," in which the company's 12 UDW floaters built roughly 15 years ago are either stacked, idle or will off-contract before the end of next year. Lowe continued that Transocean "by...