I missed this from BoA 500p17 Jan 2024 15:56
Was out yesterday mid morning source :
https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1038432/ftse-100-live-stocks-slide-weighed-by-astrazeneca-downgrade-1038432.html
10:48am: Harbour Energy jumps as BofA hikes price target
One stock bucking the weaker market is Harbour Energy PLC (LSE:HBR), up 5.1%.
Bank of America has raised its price target to 500p from 460p, and reiterated its ‘buy’ rating, after taking a closer look at the proposed acquisition of Wintershall.
“We like what we see,” said analysts at BofA in a research note.
BofA estimates around 35% free cash-flow yields across 2024 and 2025 using $80/Brent and $10/mmbtu European gas prices.
It notes the “problematic” UK production mix (fiscal and regulatory unknowns) goes from around 90% to around 30%.
“The proposed transaction offers major geographic diversification and expands Harbours production base >2.5x towards ~500kboe/d,” the bank explained.
“Reserve life metrics are improved, opex and capex intensity reduced,” and it expects the Wintershall portfolio to generate the full $2.15 billion (and change) cash price tag with its own FCF if the deal closed at year-end 2024.
“We see a major re-rating opportunity,” BofA said.
The City seems to agree with shares marked up sharply today.