Morgan Stanley raised the firm’s price target on Patterson-UTI (PTEN) to $19 from $18 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares after the company announced plans to merge with NexTier Oilfield (NEX). Robust cost-out and operational efficiency-related synergy targets seem achievable, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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