Clean Energy price target lowered to $4 from $7 at Piper Sandler

Piper Sandler lowered the firm’s price target on Clean Energy to $4 from $7 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares ahead of quarterly results. The firm views IOCs as increasingly well positioned within energy, and while near-term refining valuations probably got a bit overextended recently, there is growing investor confidence in “higher for longer” margins driven by continued market tightness into 2025+, driving far more attractive and sustainable shareholder returns than appreciated.