MRC Global price target lowered to $13 from $15 at Susquehanna

Susquehanna lowered the firm’s price target on MRC Global (MRC) to $13 from $15 and keeps a Positive rating on the shares. Heading into the Q1 earnings season for oilfield services, the firm says it is becoming increasingly likely that the sector is in for a more challenging year than previously expected. Crude prices have fallen while economic uncertainty related to geopolitical and government policy is creating an overhang that could change or delay customer spending, the analyst tells investors in a research note. At this stage, given the greater economic risks and lower crude prices, coupled with limited activity improvement thus far, there is more downside risk than upside risk to full-year estimates for U.S. and international spending, contends Susquehanna.