BMO Capital Markets upgraded Cloud Peak Energy (NYSE: CLD) from Market Perform to Outperform and raised the price target from $20.00 to $22.00. BMO Capital Markets said, “Cloud Peak has below-average costs for the Powder River Basin, one of the lowest-cost coal producing regions in the world, allowing it to compete even at natural gas pricing nearing US$3/mmBcf. The company also has a strong balance sheet and below-average valuation. … BMO Research’s FY2013E EPS is unchanged at US$1.37. BMO Research expects earnings to fall year over year particularly due to falling margins in export coal.”
Cloud Peak Energy closed at $17.40 on Friday.
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