Analysts Conflicted on These Materials Names: Hollyfrontier Corp (HFC) and Marathon Oil (MRO)


Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Materials sector with new ratings on Hollyfrontier Corp (NYSE:HFC) and Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO).

Hollyfrontier Corp (HFC)

RBC Capital analyst Brad Heffern reiterated a Buy rating on Hollyfrontier Corp yesterday and set a price target of $77. The company’s shares opened today at $66.09.

According to TipRanks.com, Heffern is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 27.9% and a 75.3% success rate. Heffern covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Sanchez Energy Corporation, and Oasis Petroleum Inc.

Hollyfrontier Corp has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $78.

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Marathon Oil (MRO)

RBC Capital analyst Scott Hanold reiterated a Hold rating on Marathon Oil yesterday and set a price target of $27. The company’s shares opened today at $21.57, close to its 52-week high of $22.74.

According to TipRanks.com, Hanold is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -0.9% and a 44.4% success rate. Hanold covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Centennial Resource Development Inc, Contango Oil & Gas Company, and Sanchez Energy Corporation.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Marathon Oil with a $23.53 average price target.

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