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Wells Fargo Downgrades Baker Hughes (BHI) to Market Perform; Longer Recovery as H1 Dip Is Deeper Than Expected

March 26, 2012 7:31 AM EDT
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Wells Fargo downgraded Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) from Outperform to Market Perform with a price target range $52-54 from $74-76.

Analyst, Matthew D. Conlan, said, "Last week, BHI warned that Q1 operating margins and profits would be significantly lower than previously estimated due to a more rapidly-deteriorating U.S. frac market and continuation/amplification of BHI's operational and supply chain issues. As a result, we are decreasing our Q1 EPS estimate to $0.80 from $1.12 and our 2012/2013 estimates to $3.81/$5.10 from $5.25/$6.20. While we still think that the U.S. frac market will re-tighten when gas activity plateaus and oildirected activity continues to expand, we are adjusting our timing for this retightening to early 2013 rather than H2 2012."

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Shares of Baker Hughes closed at $43.71 yesterday.


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