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Analysts Conflicted on These Energy Names: China Coal Energy Co (OtherCCOZF) and Valero Energy (VLO)

Tipranks - Tipranks - Wed Apr 8, 6:26AM CDT

Companies in the Energy sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on China Coal Energy Co (CCOZF) and Valero Energy (VLO).

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China Coal Energy Co (CCOZF)

Goldman Sachs analyst Trina Chen maintained a Buy rating on China Coal Energy Co today and set a price target of HK$16.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $1.80.

According to TipRanks.com, Chen is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 26.3% and a 58.3% success rate. Chen covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings, Maanshan Iron & Steel Co, and Aluminum of China. ;'>

China Coal Energy Co has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $1.98.

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Valero Energy (VLO)

In a report released today, Joe Laetsch from Morgan Stanley maintained a Hold rating on Valero Energy, with a price target of $182.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $245.58.

According to TipRanks.com, Laetsch is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 2.0% and a 60.0% success rate. Laetsch covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as HF Sinclair Corporation, Marathon Petroleum, and Nabors Industries. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Valero Energy is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $232.81, implying a -4.0% downside from current levels. In a report issued on March 23, TipRanks – OpenAI also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $263.00 price target.

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