EnQuest (LON:ENQ) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Posted by Renee Jackson on Aug 22nd, 2026

EnQuest PLC (LON:ENQ – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 27.95 and last traded at GBX 27.92, with a volume of 5862713 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 26.10.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ENQ. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “restricted” rating and set a GBX 25 price objective on shares of EnQuest in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of EnQuest from GBX 29 to GBX 35 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 26.40.

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EnQuest Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £500.63 million, a P/E ratio of 269.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.07 and a beta of 0.02. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 24.13 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 20.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 204.44, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.75.

About EnQuest

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EnQuest is providing creative solutions through the energy transition.

EnQuest is an independent energy company. We focus on mature late-life assets, responsibly optimising production to provide energy security. Where we can, we repurpose our infrastructure to deliver renewable energy and decarbonisation projects before executing world-class decommissioning.

Shares in the Company trade on the London Stock Exchange (ENQ.L).