Premier Oil PLC Downgraded By Barclays PLC

 | Jan 15, 2017 04:40AM ET

Premier Oil PLC (LON:PMO) was downgraded by research analysts at Barclays PLC to an "equal weight" rating in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, StockTargetPrices.com reports. They currently have a GBX 100 ($1.22) price objective on the oil producer's stock. Barclays PLC's price target would suggest a potential upside of 9.89% from the company's current price.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on PMO. Jefferies Group reissued a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 88 ($1.07) target price on shares of Premier Oil PLC in a report on Thursday, October 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 125 ($1.52) target price on shares of Premier Oil PLC in a report on Wednesday, October 12th. Citigroup Inc raised shares of Premier Oil PLC to a "buy" rating and set a GBX 103 ($1.25) target price on the stock in a report on Friday, October 21st. Deutsche Bank AG restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 90 ($1.09) price target on shares of Premier Oil PLC in a research note on Tuesday, November 15th. Finally, Davy Research restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Premier Oil PLC in a research note on Thursday, November 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Premier Oil PLC has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 99.69 ($1.21).