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From sell button to the middle of the road
Goldman Sachs flipped its view on TC Energy, upgrading the pipeline giant to Neutral from Sell and setting a new price target of $62. Translation: the analysts are no longer huddled in the “this looks rough” corner.
Why investors should care
This is still a cautious call, not a champagne-popping upgrade to Buy. But moving off Sell can matter, especially when a stock is already sitting near fair-value debates and valuation arguments are doing most of the heavy lifting.
A few things buried in the backdrop:
- TC Energy was trading around $60.62 versus a GF Value estimate of $50.72, which implies the stock already looked pricey on that framework
- Its P/E of 25.44x was well above its 5-year median of 19.88x
- Goldman’s move signals the market may have already priced in a lot of the gloom
The vibe shift
Think of this like an analyst going from “hard pass” to “fine, I’ll sit at the table.” It’s not exactly a victory lap, but for investors, a downgrade-to-neutral reversal can be a quiet little confidence boost.
Big picture: TC Energy still isn’t getting the full-throttle love treatment, but the mood music is less grim than it was before.