Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is C$14.50.

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on VET shares. Desjardins lifted their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$12.50 to C$13.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Vermilion Energy from C$14.00 to C$15.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. National Bankshares increased their price target on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$14.50 to C$18.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. ATB Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$14.00 to C$16.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, TD Securities upped their target price on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$13.00 to C$14.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th.

Vermilion Energy Trading Up 4.8%

VET opened at C$13.93 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.61, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The company has a market cap of C$2.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of C$12.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$11.39. Vermilion Energy has a fifty-two week low of C$7.29 and a fifty-two week high of C$14.00.

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported C$0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$452.18 million for the quarter. Vermilion Energy had a negative net margin of 42.01% and a negative return on equity of 28.37%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate 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, December 31st. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. Vermilion Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -33.55%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vermilion Energy news, Director Myron Maurice Stadnyk bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$11.56 per share, with a total value of C$57,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 50,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$578,000. The trade was a 11.11% increase in their ownership of the stock. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Vermilion Energy Company Profile

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. In each market, the company relies on a host of drilling and well completion techniques to keep production at attractive levels.