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Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI) is a SELL

buyandhold — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:19:56 -0000

SELL rating on Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI)

Start Price: $39.99
Start Date: 08/18/2008

Target: $36.00 (-9.98%)

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI, rated BUY)

Marian Filo — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:02:25 -0000

Gulf Island Fabrication
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., abricates offshore drilling and production platforms, and various specialized structures for their use. It also provides services, including offshore interconnect pipe hook-up and inshore marine construction, as well as manufacture and repair of related equipment. Gulf Island started the year at about $31, rose to almost $52, before falling back to close at $44 recently. A nice covered call position for August expiration is available for GIFI with 4.6% potential return and 9.5% downside protection.

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI) is a BUY

J Clinton Hill — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:08:00 -0000

BUY rating on Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI)

Start Price: $43.78
Start Date: 07/29/2008

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI) is a BUY

rpasquale — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:21:40 -0000

BUY rating on Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI)

Start Price: $42.4299
Start Date: 07/22/2008

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI) is a BUY

allenn-n-tn — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:45:01 -0000

BUY rating on Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI)

Start Price: $44.2
Start Date: 07/13/2008

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI) is a SELL

allenntn57 — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:11:31 -0000

SELL rating on Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI)

Start Price: $44.2
Start Date: 07/12/2008

fundamentals (GIFI, rated BUY)

cmarulanda — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:39:51 -0000

fundamentals earnings growth

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI) is a BUY

Market Speculator — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:54:35 -0000

BUY rating on Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI)

Start Price: $47.5
Start Date: 06/03/2008

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI) is a BUY

poorman — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:07:28 -0000

BUY rating on Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI)

Start Price: $43.56
Start Date: 05/23/2008

Target: $50.00 (+14.78%)

is benefiting ; demand is strong for drilling and production platforms. (GIFI, rated BUY)

Armin Stuk — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:04:36 -0000

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. ( GIFI ) fabricates drilling and production platforms, as well as other specialized structures used in the oil and gas industry.

Those services include the production of offshore and inshore platforms, living quarters, electrical buildings, process vessels, as well as painting and sandblasting of existing structures, offshore hookups and vessel repair.

Gulf Island Fabrication Beats Wall Street Estimates by 80.77%

On Apr 23, Gulf Island reported first-quarter earnings that surprised on estimates by 80.77%, or 42 cents per share. Net income was $13.4 million, or 94 cents per share, compared to $4.4 million, or 31 cents per share, in the first-quarter 2007. Analysts expected 52 cents per share.

Revenue rose 13.1% to $123.7 million from $109.4 million in the year-ago period.

The company had a revenue backlog of $440.1 million and a labor backlog of around 4.5 million man-hours remaining to work, which consists of work remaining at the end of the first quarter and commitments received since Mar 31.

Gulf Island's 2008 P/E is 14.60, under the industry average of 15.95. Its price-to-book is 2.59. The company has a five year average return on equity (ROE) of 12.17%. In addition, GIFI has a 0.90% dividend yield.

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