HollyFrontier Corp. (NYSE:HFC)

Is HollyFrontier’s Plan for Growth, Shareholder Returns Good Enough?

Posted: November 18, 2019 at 11:45 am

Shares of refiner HollyFrontier Corp. (NYSE: HFC) traded up about 3% Monday morning following the company's announcement that it plans to build a new biodiesel plant, boost its dividend and ...
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Why Low-Risk Refiners May Be the Best Way to Play Energy Now

Posted: August 9, 2019 at 6:30 am

The energy sector has taken a beating this year, and despite continued cuts in production from the OPEC nations and ongoing geopolitical issues in the Middle East, especially surrounding the ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BP, Cognizant, Cisco, Dow, Ensco, Hess, Micron, Netflix, Sunoco and More

Posted: April 16, 2019 at 8:45 am

Stocks were indicated to open positive on Tuesday, on earnings and on more hopes for a China trade deal. The major market indexes are still up in the double-digit percentages ...
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Why Exxon’s Dimmed Outlook Isn’t Hurting Refiners’ Stocks

Posted: April 10, 2019 at 11:55 am

In a Wednesday morning filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) said it expects downstream (refining and marketing) earnings to drop sequentially by an ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Cedar Fair, Enterprise Products, Foot Locker, Fitbit, Nike, Square, Tesla, Under Armour and More

Posted: August 2, 2018 at 9:15 am

The major equity indexes were set to open lower on Thursday due to more trade war and tariff concerns against China. Earnings are still deciding the direction of many companies. ...
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Why Refiners May Be the Best Q2 Energy Play

Posted: March 20, 2018 at 10:30 am

Energy was having a tough enough time this year, and things got worse recently for the energy master limited partnerships (MLPs). On March 15, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Cree, Home Depot, Kimberly-Clark, Microsoft, Oracle, Valeant, Valero and More

Posted: January 24, 2018 at 9:20 am

Stocks were indicated to open higher (+9 on S&P 500 and +100 Dow Jones Industrial Average) after continued gains so far in 2018. Investors are looking to position their portfolios ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Boeing, Chesapeake Energy, Eli Lilly, Gilead, Micron, NVIDIA, P&G, Qualcomm and More

Posted: January 16, 2018 at 9:00 am

Stocks were indicated higher on Tuesday morning, for basically more of the same in gains almost every day of the new year. Now that the bull market is nearly nine ...
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7 Oil and Gas Stocks Analysts Want You to Buy Now

Posted: November 4, 2017 at 8:25 am

It may feel like it has taken some time to get here, but the price of oil has been solid this past week, despite a prior threat that it might ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Devon Energy, Facebook, HollyFrontier, Kimberly-Clark, Square, US Steel, Yelp and More

Posted: November 2, 2017 at 9:00 am

Stocks were looking for direction on Thursday. This is the day that the Bank of England raised its short-term interest rates, but it's also after the U.S. equity indexes hit ...
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RBC Sees Huge 2018 Potential for 4 Top Refining Stocks

Posted: October 19, 2017 at 10:00 am

A few years ago, some of the hottest stocks in the energy sector were the refiners, as high prices pushed production and refining needs. Then along came a huge drop ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Albermarle, Anadarko, Costco, Cree, Kraft Heinz, Netflix, Valero, Disney and More

Posted: October 6, 2017 at 9:10 am
Last updated: October 9, 2017 9:10 am

Stocks were indicated to open lower on Friday. The markets have to absorb an unexpected loss of 40,000 private sector payrolls rather than a projected gain of 80,000, but that ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Facebook, First Solar, Garmin, HollyFrontier, Regions Financial, Square and More

Posted: May 4, 2017 at 9:05 am
Last updated: January 9, 2019 7:29 am

Stocks were indicated higher ahead of an expected health care vote on Thursday. The bull market is now more than eight years old, and the one trend that has held ...
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Top Oil & Gas Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Baker Hughes, Chevron, Nabors, Occidental, Shell and Many More

Posted: January 4, 2017 at 10:05 am
Last updated: January 9, 2019 12:53 pm

This year is sure starting out in a different spot than 2016 was for the oil and gas companies within the energy sector. Oil may have sold off big on ...
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Analysts Keep Upgrading Oil & Gas Stocks in Wake of OPEC Production Cuts

Posted: December 5, 2016 at 1:10 pm
Last updated: January 9, 2019 1:13 pm

Last week's oil production cut announced by OPEC has really put in a solid floor for oil stocks. Some of the second tier and offshore drillers and exploration companies even ...
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