Barclays analyst Betty Jiang raised the firm’s price target on ConocoPhillips (COP) to $160 from $158 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The Marathon Oil (MRO) acquisition is accretive across all key financial and cash return metrics with potential upside in cost synergies, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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