Wells Fargo Downgrades PNM Resources (PNM) to Market Perform; Regulatory Concerns in New Mexico

December 12, 2011 7:23 AM EST
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Wells Fargo downgraded PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) from Outperform
to Market Perform, price target range of $17.50-$18.50 (from $18.50-19.50).

Wells analyst says, "Following PNM's conference call on December 9 to introduce 2012 EPS guidance, we are reducing our 2012E to $1.26 from $1.29 and our 2013E to $1.35 from $1.50. We are also introducing our 2014E of $1.49. Reflecting our new 2014E and a largely unchanged 4% P/E discount to PNM's peer median, we are lowering our valuation to $17.50-18.50 from $18.50-19.50. While we still see solid dividend and earnings growth from 2011-2014, we think concerns about the New Mexico regulatory environment will limit P/E multiple expansion. Thus, we are downgrading our rating."

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Shares of PNM Resources closed at $17.94 yesterday.


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