National Fuel price target raised to $81 from $77 at JPMorgan

JPMorgan raised the firm’s price target on National Fuel (NFG) to $81 from $77 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm have refreshed its exploration and production models, including its natural gas supply-demand analysis, after digesting 2025 producer capex budgets, updated winter degree day data, and stronger than expected liquified natural gas demand pull. The combination of record U.S. oil supply, the return of OPEC+ barrels in April, and global trade risk amid tariffs could result in a further decline in oil prices to force higher cost barrels out of the market, the analyst tells investors in a research note.