Canaccord Genuity maintains a 'Hold' on Noble (NE); Working to Improve Fleet Performance

Canaccord Genuity maintains a 'Hold' on Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) price target lowered to $38.

Analyst, Scott Burk, said, "Noble is still ramping up quarterly EPS by YE 2012E to the $0.90-$1.00/sh level, though more slowly than we previously estimated after incorporating higher costs and more downtime. In addition, the company has the potential for earnings upside if it is successful in improving fleet uptime performance and/or if day rates surpass our current estimates. The remaining newbuild rigs that deliver in 2013 will mostly impact 2014 earnings. The stock seems to be adequately pricing in that growth profile, with slightly better EV/EBITDA valuations than its closest
peers (Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO) and Ensco (NYSE: ESV)), so we maintain our rating."

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Shares of Noble Corporation closed at $34.81 yesterday.

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