Berenberg2 Nov 2018 08:45
In the case of Cairn Energy, which Berenberg started off with a 'buy' rating and a 240p target price, the German broker said the company's current valuation was "broadly in line with the sector average", which led it to believe the market had not assigned any value to the potential $1.3bn coming the firm's way from its ongoing disputes with Indian tax authorities.
"This upside, coupled with Cairn's operational momentum, offers strong risk/reward, in our view."
With Cairn's operations being spread out across the UK, Norway, Mexico and Mauritania, Berenberg said it would prefer "a more concentrated approach from a geographic perspective" but highlighted the group's partnerships with bigger peers that have strong exploration track records, such as Lundin Petroleum, AkerBP and Eni as a positive.