Who Will Impress This Earnings Season: Schlumberger, Halliburton, or Core Laboratires?

By Tyler Crowe – Jan 16, 2014 at 2:00PM

Schlumberger and Core Laboratories have been outperforming Halliburton and Baker Hughes for the past several quarters. Will that trend continue?

Earnings season for the energy sector kicks off this week with Schlumberger (SLB 3.45%) leading the way on Friday morning, before the market opens. Analysts looking into their crystal balls see Schlumberger as well as Halliburton (HAL 2.47%) and Baker Hughes (BHI) all having extremely good quarters. One company our Foolish contributors are watching, though, is Core Laboratories (CLB 3.34%)

Tune into the video to find out what Wall Street expects from each of these companies, what Fool.com contributor Tyler Crowe will be watching for in the earnings releases, and why investors should pay attention to Core Labs.

Fool contributor Aimee Duffy has no position in any stocks mentioned. Fool contributor Tyler Crowe has no position in any stocks mentioned. You can follow them on Twitter @TMFDuffy and @TylerCroweFool, respectively.

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