Krause Fund Research Fall 2018 Pioneer Natural Resources Energy (NYSE: PXD) Recommendation: SELL November 11, 2018 Current Price $159.82 Analysts Target Price $147-$152 Andrew Ball
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[email protected] • Pioneer operates with low costs in Western Texas. Company Overview Currently, their oil and gas production costs are 17% of revenues, 5% lower than those of their main competitor in the Permian Basin, Concho. Pioneer Natural Resources is an upstream energy company that operates by exploring and producing oil, natural gas • The company is becoming a pure play – divesting in their liquids (NGLs), and other gases. Pioneer uses fracking to least profitable regions will raise their overall profit. Pioneer plans extract oil from shale fields and natural gas from methane to move more operations to the Permian Basin, a fast-growing layers. Pioneer is based in Irving, Texas and is in the process region where they benefit from greater profit margins. of becoming a pure play firm in the Permian Basin, located in Western Texas. By divesting from assets outside of the Permian Basin, Pioneer expects to reduce companywide costs • Q1-Q3 2018 reports suggest large revenue gains in this fiscal and focus on their lucrative operations in the Permian Basin. year, with oil futures suggesting Pioneer will face a more favorable oil price outlook from 2019-2020. Stock Performance Highlights 52-week High $213.40 Investment Negatives 52-week Low $140.54 Beta Value 0.71 • DCF/EP analysis suggests favorable news about the company Average Daily Volume 1.589 m and optimistic estimates about revenue growth and cost savings are already priced into PXD stock.