DA Davidson Upgrades MGE Energy (MGEE) to Neutral

August 8, 2012 7:21 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Price: $55.53 -0.02%

Rating Summary:
    0 Buy, 2 Hold, 0 Sell

Rating Trend: Up Up

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 11 | Down: 17 | New: 13
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DA Davidson upgraded MGE Energy (NASDAQ: MGEE) from Underperform to Neutral with a price target of $48.50 (from $42.00).

Analyst James Bellessa said "Our 2012 EPS forecast is increased from $2.59 to $2.75 to reflect the positive variance from our forecast and the expected benefit in 3Q’12 from favorable weather. Our 2013 EPS forecast is increased from $2.75 to $2.95 to better account for the expected electric and gas rate increases on January 1, 2013, as well as higher AFUDC earnings tied to the Columbia project."

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Shares of MGE Energy closed at $48.45 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $37.06-$49.00.


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