Goldman Sachs Upgrades EPB, SEP; Downgrades PAA, SXL

June 22, 2009 7:15 AM EDT

Goldman Sachs makes several changes in the Energy MLP and GP MLP price targets.

The firm upgrades El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) from Neutral to Buy and reiterates Holly Energy Partners L.P (NYSE: HEP) as their Top Pick in the sector. The firm continues to prefer early-cycle, commodity-exposed Diversified Pipelines like El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP) and ONEOK Inc. (NYSE: OKE).

The firm also upgraded Spectra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: SEP) from Sell to Neutral.

The firm downgraded Plains All American Pipeline LP (NYSE: PAA) from Neutral to Sell and downgraded Sunoco Logistics Partners LP (NYSE: SXL) from Neutral to Sell.

The firm maintains their Attractive rating on GP MLP's and raises their price target by 13% on average. Their top pick continues to be Magellan Midstream Holdings, L.P. (NYSE: MGG).


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Stocks Mentioned

EP 9.57

-0.13 -1.34%
Volume: 3,580,872
Track EP

EPB 23.58

+0.04 +0.17%
Volume: 136,845
Track EPB

HEP 37.05

+0.01 +0.03%
Volume: 68,261
Track HEP

MGG 23.25

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 690,053
Track MGG

OKE 40.83

+0.27 +0.67%
Volume: 334,153
Track OKE

PAA 50.70

+0.06 +0.12%
Volume: 173,509
Track PAA

SEP 27.22

-0.06 -0.22%
Volume: 81,021
Track SEP

SXL 62.15

+0.29 +0.47%
Volume: 35,306
Track SXL


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