Wells Fargo Upgrades Dow Chemical (DOW) to Outperform

Wells Fargo upgraded Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) from Market Perform to Outperform with a price target of $54-$56 (from $48-$52).

Analyst Frank J. Mitsch said, "After visiting with senior leaders at HQ in Midland, MI, we are raising our estimates for 2014 (net of $0.06 per share impact from Q2 cracker outages) from $2.75 to $2.85. For 2015, putting more weight in contributions from PDH and Sadara leads us to raise our outlook from $3.20 to $3.50. Given our more-constructive outlook on DOW’s earnings, the lag in stock appreciation relative to peers, and a more-favorable valuation on our estimates, we are upgrading from Market Perform to Outperform. Our valuation range goes to $54-56 from $48-52, reflecting roughly a 7.5x EV/EBITDA multiple on our 2015 outlook."

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Shares of Dow Chemical closed at $49.34 yesterday.

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