Ovintiv Inc. (OVV.TO) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets on Monday.
Analyst Phillip Jungwirth raised his price target on shares of the energy company to $57 from $55, following revisions to BMO's commodity forecast.
"Ovintiv's portfolio is more focused now than any time in its history, with core positions in the Midland and Montney," Jungworth said in a note to clients. "Both assets generate attractive returns and operational performance has been strong."
"Ovintiv has line of sight on continued deleveraging, reaching $4.6 Billion year-end 2025 net debt (<1.0x), supporting a resumption of buybacks in 2Q," the analyst said.
"While valuation has historically been discounted, we think a greater case for re-rating now exists."
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