Raymond James upgraded Cabot Oil & Gas two notches to Strong Buy from Market Perform and established a $30 price target. Analyst Kevin Smith said Cabot has improving fundamentals, "prolific" growth outlook, and an attractive valuation. He sees several catalysts ahead that include a bullish natural gas outlook, increasing visibility into Q1 production growth, differential tightening as additional takeaway capacity comes online, and a strong balance sheet and cash flow. Smith said Cabot's Marcellus acreage is yielding some of the best returns across the entire Marcellus and its pipeline capacity is expected to double by 2H 2018.