Vermilion Energy Inc. (VET.TO) – What Are Investment Firms Thinking About This Stock?

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$19.75.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on VET shares. Desjardins set a C$16.00 price target on Vermilion Energy and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. TD raised their target price on Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$19.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$15.00 to C$17.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, TD Securities upgraded shares of Vermilion Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd.

Vermilion Energy Stock Performance

TSE VET opened at C$18.65 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.68, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.40. Vermilion Energy has a 1-year low of C$9.98 and a 1-year high of C$20.31. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$17.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$16.31. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.85 billion, a PE ratio of -6.43, a P/E/G ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 0.38.

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported C$0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vermilion Energy had a negative net margin of 24.01% and a negative return on equity of 19.54%. The company had revenue of C$563.07 million for the quarter. On average, research analysts predict that Vermilion Energy will post 1.40 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vermilion Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 29th were issued a $0.1350 dividend. This represents a $0.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. Vermilion Energy’s payout ratio is -18.28%.

Vermilion Energy Company Profile

Vermilion is a global gas producer that seeks to create value through the acquisition, exploration and development of liquids-rich natural gas in Canada and conventional natural gas in Europe while optimizing low-decline oil assets. Our repositioned portfolio is focused on per share value creation, with long-life assets that deliver top decile realized gas prices and enhanced capital allocation optionality. Vermilion’s priorities are health and safety, the environment, and profitability, in that order.