Martin Copeland Purchases 45,000 Shares of Serica Energy plc (LON:SQZ) Stock

Serica Energy plc (LON:SQZ) insider Martin Copeland acquired 45,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 161 ($2.20) per share, with a total value of £72,450 ($98,880.85).

Serica Energy Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of LON:SQZ opened at GBX 161.80 ($2.21) on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 151.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 140.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.31, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.69. The company has a market capitalization of £797.39 million, a PE ratio of -111.51, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.44. Serica Energy plc has a 52 week low of GBX 110.40 ($1.51) and a 52 week high of GBX 188 ($2.57).

Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 1st. The company reported GBX 0.24 ($0.00) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Serica Energy had a negative net margin of 1.09% and a negative return on equity of 1.09%. Analysts forecast that Serica Energy plc will post 30.373444 earnings per share for the current year.

Serica Energy Company Profile

Serica Energy plc, an upstream oil and gas company, identifies, acquires, explores, exploits, and produces oil and gas reserves in the United Kingdom. The company holds 100% interest in the Keith oil field; 98% interest in the Bruce field; and 50% interest in the Rhum gas field located in the Northern North Sea, as well as 18% non-operating interest in the Erskine field located in Central North Sea.