Edward Westlake

In a report published Friday, Credit Suisse analyst Edward Westlake reiterated a Neutral rating on Western Refining (NYSE: WNR), and raised the price target from $48.00 to $51.00. In the report, Credit Suisse noted, “Back in January, we downgraded 3 refiner stocks to signal that investors were too...

In a report published Wednesday, Credit Suisse analyst Edward Westlake downgraded the rating on Solazyme (NASDAQ: SZYM) from Outperform to Neutral, and lowered the price target from $17.00 to $12.00. In the report, Credit Suisse noted, “We downgrade our rating to Neutral (from Outperform) as...

In a report published Friday, Credit Suisse analyst Edward Westlake reiterated the Outperform rating and $8.00 price target on KiOR (NASDAQ: KIOR). In the report, Credit Suisse noted, “KiOR's announcement of the 2nd facility at Columbus and $50m of funding from Khosla Ventures/Vinod Khosla is a...

In a report published Wednesday, Credit Suisse analyst Edward Westlake downgraded Northern Tier Energy (NYSE: NTI) from Outperform to Neutral, but reiterated the $28.00 price target. In the report, Credit Suisse noted, “In January's Great LLS Debate we felt refiner profitability would decline...

In a report published Wednesday, Credit Suisse analyst Edward Westlake downgraded the rating on Alon USA Partners (NYSE: ALDW) from Outperform to Neutral, and lowered the price target from $28.00 to $25.00. In the report, Credit Suisse noted, “In January's Great LLS Debate we felt refiner...

Credit Suisse refiners analyst Edward Westlake published a note this morning trying to explain the underlying reason that two key refining companies, Valero (NYSE: VLO) and then Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC), have pre-reported weak second quarter earnings. "VLO and MPC have both pre-...

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), the third-largest U.S. oil company, was the subject of some bullish words from Credit Suisse analyst Edward Westlake this morning. Westlake raised his estimate for the oil giant's net asset value to $80 from $74 per share and said Conoco's management team is doing more...

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), the third-largest U.S. oil company, was the subject of some bullish words from Credit Suisse analyst Edward Westlake this morning. Westlake raised his estimate for the oil giant's net asset value to $80 from $74 per share and said Conoco's management team is doing more...