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Pioneer Natural Resources May Have 21% Upside, Says Williams Capital
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 1:35pm | 260Williams Capital has started coverage of Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) with a Buy rating on the company's strong position in Midland Basin, while its price target of $217 implies a potential upside of 21 percent. "We place PXD in our top picks bucket (both on the value and growth front),...
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Oasis Petroleum Executing Well; Williams Capital Initiates At Buy
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 1:22pm | 362Williams Capital is bullish on Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE: OAS), saying the company is on a path to a production inflection point amid improving commodity prices. The brokerage started coverage on the stock with a Buy rating $13 price target, driven by Oasis' extensive Bakken oil play position (...
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Williams Capital Recommends A Hold On Parsley Energy, Despite It Being 'A Rare Growth Story'
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 1:21pm | 155Williams Capital initiated coverage on Parsley Energy Inc (NYSE: PE) with Hold rating and $37 price target. The analysts expect strong 2016 and 2017 total production growth of 69.5 percent and 41.1 percent, respectively, compared to the Permian Basin peer average of 14.4 percent and 17.7...
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Williams Capital Waiting For A Better Entry Point For Cimarex Energy
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 1:20pm | 239Williams Capital started coverage of Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE: XEC) with a Hold rating and $143 price target, saying that the risk/reward profile is better elsewhere in the sector at the current valuation. Cimarex has a great inventory of drilling locations across two of the hottest domestic...
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SM Energy 'A Value Name' In Oil & Gas, Williams Capital Says Buy
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 12:17pm | 139Williams Capital initiated coverage on SM Energy Co (NYSE: SM) witha Buy rating and $57 price target, describing it as a value name (it remains one of the cheapest names in the sector) with a solid balance sheet and assets, as well as a conservative management team. "The recent Midland...
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PDC Energy To Acquire Acreage In Delaware Basin; Williams Capital Initiates At Buy
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 12:05pm | 353For Williams Capital analyst Gabriele Sorbara, PDC Energy Inc (NASDAQ: PDCE) is one of the top picks in the E&P sector. The analyst initiated the stock at a Buy rating with an attached price target of $84. Earlier this month, the company reported its second-quarter earnings, which missed the...
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Energen's Position In Permian Basin Makes It 1 Of Williams Capital's Top Picks In Oil & Gas
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 11:53am | 347Williams Capital has started coverage of Energen Corporation (NYSE: EGN) with a Buy rating and $68 target price on company's strong position in the Permian Basin and balance sheet. Energen, which is also the brokerage's top pick in the sector, has 224,000 net acres, including 86,700 net acres in...
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Williams Capital Views Gulfport Stock's Underperformance As An Opportunity To Buy
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 11:49am | 116Williams Capital initiates coverage on Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: GPOR) with Buy rating and $36 price target. The analysts view the share price underperformance as an opportunity to buy a high quality Utica shale player with a visible peer-leading production and reserve growth profile...
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Why Newfield Could Thrive During The Current Downturn In Oil
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 11:17am | 130Williams Capital initiated coverage on Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE: NFX) with Buy Rating and $58 price target. The analysts believe the company will thrive through the current downturn, given its strong balance sheet (2.1x net debt/EBITDA at YE16), ample financial liquidity (around $2.4...
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Laredo Petroleum Shares Trading Near Williams Capital Price Target, Initiated At Hold
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 10:47am | 127Williams Capital initiated coverage on Laredo Petroleum Inc (NYSE: LPI) with a Hold rating and $14 price target. According to the analysts, Laredo is a Midland Basin pure-play, significantly disconnected from its net asset value, due to its above-average financial leverage and below average...
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19% Upside In Cabot Oil In Williams Capital's View
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 9:53am | 361While stating that the E&P sector fundamentals were solid, Williams Capital's Gabriele Sorbara recommended to select “underappreciated companies with lower expectations and re-rating potential.” The analyst initiated coverage of Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE: COG) with...
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Whole Foods' Q1 Earnings Miss, Reduced Guidance Scares Off Investors
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 5:39pm | 695Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) isn't getting the kind of investor attention it may have hoped for this afternoon. The natural foods supermarket chain was hit hard by investors who were less-than-excited by the company's results. "The stock moves around quite a bit, usually around earnings,"...
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Consumer Analyst Marc Riddick Discusses The New Keurig Carafe
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 4:57pm | 499Keurig owners love Green Mountain Coffee Roaster's (NASDAQ: GMCR) machine because it can brew a single cup of coffee. Keurig owners also wish that the Keurig machine can brew a full put of coffee, when needed. Keurig lovers, meet the K-Carafe, part of the company's new generation of “Keurig 2.0”...
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UPDATE: Williams Capital Downgrades Gulfmark Offshore to Hold on Lower Guidance
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 10:29am | 114Williams Capital downgraded Gulfmark Offshore (NYSE: GLF) from Buy to Hold and lowered the price target from $45.00 to $34.00. Williams Capital commented, "GLF missed EPS estimates with operationalsoftness in the core North Sea, as well as Southeast Asia, as Americas activity benefited from a...
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UPDATE: Williams Capital Raises PT to $45 for Lennar on Positive Outlook
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 2:35pm | 116Williams Capital reiterated Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) at Buy and raised the price target from $43.00 to $45.00. Williams Capital said, "Overall, LEN delivered another solid quarter with improvements across all business segments and metrics. Order growth does appear to be slowing as y/y...