Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) Given New C$19.00 Price Target at National Bankshares

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) had its target price raised by National Bankshares from C$18.00 to C$19.00 in a report published on Thursday morning,BayStreet.CA reports. National Bankshares currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on VET. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price target on Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$19.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. TD Securities reduced their target price on Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$17.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 20th. BMO Capital Markets cut shares of Vermilion Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from C$20.00 to C$16.00 in a research note on Friday, October 4th. ATB Capital reduced their price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$17.50 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 30th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$17.00 to C$16.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$17.94.

Vermilion Energy Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of Vermilion Energy stock opened at C$13.74 on Thursday. Vermilion Energy has a one year low of C$11.84 and a one year high of C$17.56. The company has a market cap of C$2.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.69, a PEG ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.63, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.09. The firm has a fifty day moving average of C$13.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$13.78.

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported C$0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.45 by C($0.12). Vermilion Energy had a negative return on equity of 24.83% and a negative net margin of 45.56%. The firm had revenue of C$490.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$497.45 million. On average, analysts forecast that Vermilion Energy will post 1.3956262 earnings per share for the current year.

Vermilion Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.49%. Vermilion Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -9.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Myron Maurice Stadnyk purchased 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$12.92 per share, for a total transaction of C$64,600.00. Insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

About Vermilion Energy

Vermilion Energy Inc is an international oil and gas producing company. It engages in full-cycle exploration and production programs that focus on the acquisition, exploration, development, and optimization of producing properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The majority of Vermilion’s revenue has derived from the production and sale of petroleum and natural gas.