Goldman Sachs issued a report, stating that PETROCHINA (00857.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) Short selling $237.44M; Ratio 22.228% 's 1Q24 EBITDA was 5% above the broker's forecast, mainly due to the better-than-expected performance of the natural gas sales and marketing department. Even though overseas natural gas prices fell, PETROCHINA's domestic natural gas sales prices were estimated to record a YoY LSD hike in 1Q24, which was higher than the broker's assumption of remaining flat YoY.Related NewsHSBC Research: Too Early to Leave Party Now as History Suggests HSCEI Can Rise for Max. 9 MthsPETROCHINA's 1Q24 FCF remained healthy and reached 36% of the broker's full-year forecast. Even though PETROCHINA's share price has ascended YTD, Goldman Sachs' analysis showed that PETROCHINA's valuation was still one of the lowest among global peers. PETROCHINA's 2024E dividend/ FCF yield remain robust at 7%/ 11%. The broker deemed PETROCHINA as a duration call for above US$80/ bbl oil which the broker expected to last through 2025E. Goldman Sachs gave PETROCHINA's H shares a target price of $7.8 and rated it Buy.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2024-05-21 16:25.)