GTLS - Chart Industries raised at Wells Fargo on reduced risk from Howden integration

2023-08-09 12:57:41 ET

Chart Industries ( NYSE: GTLS ) +2.3% in Wednesday's trading as Wells Fargo upgraded the stock to Overweight from Equal Weight with a $224 price target, raised from $162, saying the company is well positioned for the energy transition with deleveraging a supporting event.

Chart ( GTLS ) recently reiterated its full-year sales outlook of $3.66B-$3.8B and raised its estimate of cash available for debt paydowns in 2023 at $655M-$705M from prior guidance of $275M-$325M, which includes the use of proceeds from both Roots and Cofimco but no other potential divestitures, according to Wells Fargo's Roger Read.

The analyst said his Overweight rating for Chart ( GTLS ) "incorporates less risk associated with integrating the Howden assets and a more normalized growth rate post-transaction," while longer term, Chart "remains one of the more interesting and attractive opportunities to participate in the twin opportunities of Energy Security and the Energy Transition."

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