Macquarie on Offshore Drillers: Upgrades HERO & DO, Downgrades NE

March 20, 2012 3:07 PM EDT
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Macquarie upgraded two offshore drillers that it had negative sentiment toward today.

Hercules Offshore (Nasdaq: HERO), which has more than doubled since Oct. 2011, was bumped from Underperform to Neutral. The price target was raised from $3.75 to $5.25. (HERO is trading higher by 1.4% to $5.11).
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Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO) has risen almost 40% since Dec. 2011, was also upgraded from Underperform to Neutral. Price target raised from $58 to $65. (Shares are down 1.8% today to $70.66)
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Macquarie, however, downgraded Noble Corp (NYSE: NE) from Outperform to Neutral. Shares of NE have moved up about 30% since the beginning of 2012. The firm maintained its $39 price target. (shares are down 2.8% today to $39.85)
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