On September 25, Petrobras (PBR.A) fell 3.03% in regular trading. The stock had recently gained over 3% on September 23 following UBS raising its price target from $22 to $23 while maintaining a Buy rating. Analysts polled by FactSet maintain an average Buy rating with a mean price target of $22.21. On September 24, the company announced the acquisition of 90% operating interest in eight deepwater oil and gas fields in Cote d Ivoire, which may have prompted profit-taking among investors reassessing capital allocation. Fundamentally, Petrobras reported strong first-half results with net income attributable to shareholders reaching $16.627 billion, up 55.3% year-over-year, on total revenue of $57.14 billion, a 35.7% increase. Additionally, the company signed a 20-year LNG supply agreement with Sempra Infrastructure for 800,000 tons annually, while July production reached 5.9 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.

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