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Petrobras Responds To Brazilian Trucking Strike — And Receives 3 Big Downgrades
Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 10:35am | 587Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR), also known as Petrobras, was downgraded by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley Thursday after announcing that it will temporarily cut diesel prices in Brazil. Shares of the oil giant dropped 13.2 percent during pre-market trading to open...
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Morgan Stanley Stays Overweight On Petrobras, Sees 15% Upside
Friday, August 12, 2016 - 9:46am | 259Morgan Stanley maintained its Overweight rating and raised its price target to $10 on Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (ADR) (NYSE: PBR) following the company's solid second quarter results. The revised target of $10 implies an upside of 15 percent over Thursday's close of $8.67....
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Morgan Stanley Talks To The Petrobras CEO
Monday, June 13, 2016 - 8:36am | 448Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (ADR) (NYSE: PBR) hosted a meeting with analysts on June 10. Morgan Stanley’s Bruno Montanari maintained an Equal-weight rating for the company, while saying that the balanced and down-to-earth approach of new CEO Pedro Parente is welcome. “Mr....
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Morgan Stanley: Brazil Politics And Improved Oil Market Lifts Petrobas
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 7:36am | 246Morgan Stanley’s Bruno Montanari upgraded the rating for Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (ADR) (NYSE: PBR) from Underweight to Equal-weight, while raising the price target from $2 to $5.60. Although Petrobas’ fundamentals have not improved as yet and its balance sheet continues to...
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Morgan Stanley Still Underweight Petrobras, Sees 'More Questions Than Answers'
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 8:39am | 251In a report published Tuesday, Morgan Stanley analyst Bruno Montanari maintained an Underweight rating on Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE: PBR), while lowering the price target from $8.50 to $8.00. The analyst's concerns regarding the company are still unresolved, with questions about...
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Petrobras' Cash Flow Still Challenging, Morgan Stanley Says
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 11:42am | 281In a report published Thursday, Morgan Stanley analyst Bruno Montanari commented on Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (NYSE: PBR)'s fourth quarter 2014 results which proved to be a "non-event." Montanari noted that contrary to the prior guidance of neutral free cash flow to firm (FCFF) generation,...
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Morgan Stanley Sees JV Agreement As Good For YPF SA
Friday, August 29, 2014 - 8:57am | 119In a report published Friday, Morgan Stanley analyst Bruno Montanari reiterated an Overweight rating and $50.00 price target on YPF SA (NYSE: YPF). In the report, Morgan Stanley noted, “YPF announced it signed a term sheet with Petronas to invest up to US$550M in the development of a pilot project...
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Morgan Stanley Sees Lack Of Trust In Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA
Monday, June 30, 2014 - 9:05am | 95In a report published Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst Bruno Montanari reiterated an Equal-Weight rating and $16.00 price target on Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (NYSE: PBR). In the report, Morgan Stanley noted, “We agree with most of PBR's senior management statements on the attractiveness of the...
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UPDATE: Morgan Stanley Downgrades Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA On Limited Upside
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 10:31am | 102In a report published Wednesday, Morgan Stanley analyst Bruno Montanari downgraded the rating on Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (NYSE: PBR) from Overweight to Equal-Weight, and lowered the price target from $17.00 to $16.00. In the report, Morgan Stanley noted, “The decision of the government to...
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UPDATE: Morgan Stanley Reiterates on Petrobras Following LT Size Definition
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 10:32am | 97In a report published Wednesday, Morgan Stanley analyst Bruno Montanari reiterated an Overweight rating on Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), but removed the $19.50 price target. In the report, Morgan Stanley noted, “Normalized results were slightly better than our model, but we focus on the LT strategic plan...
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Morgan Stanley Considers the Possible Results of YPF SA's Acquisition of Apache Group Assets
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 10:34am | 89In a report published Thursday, Morgan Stanley analyst Bruno Montanari reiterated an Overweight rating and $49.00 price target on YPF SA (NYSE: YPF). In the report, Morgan Stanley noted, “Although the timing for an acquisition could be questionable due to the turmoil in Argentina's economy, the...
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Morgan Stanley Maintains on YPF
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:02pm | 171In a report published Friday, Morgan Stanley analyst Bruno Montanari maintained an Overweight rating on YPF SA (NYSE: YPF), with a $49.00 price target. According to the report, YPF's sell-off reflects perceived risk from the sharp weakening of Argentina's currency. But the ARS is still within our...
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UPDATE: Morgan Stanley Initiates Coverage on YFA SA
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 11:01am | 168In a report published Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst Bruno Montanari initiated coverage on YFA SA (NYSE: YPF) with Overweight and a $50.00 price target. According to the report, a better than 2:1 bull:bear skew on YPF is seen, but the analysts call is geared to investors with a LT horizon....
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Morgan Stanley Comes Away from Meeting with Petrobras CEO with Positive Outlook
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 10:24am | 91In a report published Tuesday, Morgan Stanley analyst Bruno Montanari reiterated an Overweight rating and $20.80 price target on Petrobras (NYSE: PBR). In the report, Morgan Stanley noted, “While nothing really new came out of the meeting, PBR's senior management initiative to have a close and...