Validea David Dreman Strategy Daily Upgrade Report - 2/22/2025
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Feb 22 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Contrarian Investment Strategy Updates: Validea's Contrarian Investor model, based on David Dreman's strategy, has upgraded ratings for several mid- and large-cap stocks, including HF Sinclair Corp (DINO), F&G Annuities & Life Inc (FG), Daiwa Securities Group Inc - ADR (DSEEY), and Imperial Brands PLC (ADR) (IMBBY), indicating improving fundamentals and valuations.
Company Descriptions and Performance: Each company operates in distinct sectors such as Oil & Gas, Insurance, Investment Services, and Tobacco, with their ratings reflecting strong interest from the contrarian investment strategy, particularly those scoring above 80%.
Analyst Views on DINO
Wall Street analysts forecast DINO stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for DINO is 61.36 USD with a low forecast of 53.00 USD and a high forecast of 68.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
7 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 49.600
Low
53.00
Averages
61.36
High
68.00
Current: 49.600
Low
53.00
Averages
61.36
High
68.00
About DINO
HF Sinclair Corporation is an independent energy company that produces and markets light products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and other specialty products. Its segments include Refining, Renewables, Marketing, Lubricants & Specialties, and Midstream. The Refining segment includes the operations of its El Dorado, Tulsa, Puget Sound, Navajo, Woods Cross, Parco and Casper Refineries and Asphalt. The Renewables segment includes the operations of the Artesia, Cheyenne and Sinclair RDUs and the Artesia PTU. The Marketing segment includes branded fuel sales. The Lubricants & Specialties segment includes the operations of its Petro-Canada Lubricants, Red Giant Oil and Sonneborn businesses in addition to specialty lubricant products produced at its Tulsa West refinery. The Midstream segment includes petroleum product and crude pipelines, terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities, and refinery processing units that primarily support its refining operations.
About the author

Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.








