Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
Analysts made broad cuts to defence price targets today while lifting forecasts across the oil patch. The moves paint a clear picture of sector rotation in Wall Street's thinking.
LMT, TDG, and LHX all saw consensus target prices trimmed. Lockheed's average target slipped to $624.95 from $625.76. TransDigm's consensus fell to $1,436.70 from $1,448.05. HII and LDOS were caught in the same wave. All five remain broadly covered with mostly buy ratings, but the marginal shift is negative across the sector.
Energy saw the opposite. Analysts lifted targets on , , , and . Diamondback's consensus average moved to $235.14. Marathon Petroleum's crept up to $410.39. Phillips 66 received two separate upgrades within 24 hours, pushing its consensus to $268.37. APA, a smaller independent E&P, saw its target nudged to $46.56.
META and DASH saw minor consensus target dips despite retaining heavy buy skews. BKNG also trimmed slightly.
The defence pullback follows a run in the sector. The energy upgrades align with South Korean air cargo hitting a record 1.25 million tonnes in September 2026, per ORTEX Alt Data, signalling firm global freight demand that underpins fuel consumption.
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