Benzinga - by Lekha Gupta, Benzinga Editor. KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Tim Rezvan downgraded Denbury Inc (NYSE: DEN) to Sector Weight from Overweight and removed the price target of $102.
The analyst notes DEN's shares losses since the announcement of its acquisition by Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM) for $4.9 billion due to a positive move in XOM shares and a tight deal spread.
Rezvan does not expect to see another bidder emerge for DEN.
The analyst sees the likelihood of the deal-breaking as extremely low.
However, if it does, Rezvan believes DEN's share price could decline by 10% or more, given part of the rationale for being bought was difficulty contesting for the brownfield emitter deals with investment-grade competitors.
The analyst estimates EPS of $4.96 for FY23 and $5.05 for FY24.
Also, Rezvan expects EBITDA of $556.0 million (vs. consensus $575.4 million) for FY23 and $570.0 million (vs. $643.4 million estimate) for FY24.
Earlier this month, DEN reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.06, missing the $1.23 estimate, and sales of $328.98 million, missing the consensus of $349.47 million.
Price Action: DEN shares are trading higher by 3.54% at $90.60 on the last check Thursday.
Latest Ratings for DEN
| Feb 2022 | Roth Capital | Upgrades | Neutral | Buy |
| Jan 2022 | Keybanc | Maintains | Overweight | |
| Jan 2022 | B of A Securities | Initiates Coverage On | Neutral |
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