Athabasca Oil Corporation Purchases 45,300 Shares of Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) Stock

Athabasca Oil Co. (TSE:ATH) insider Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 45,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$11.06 per share, for a total transaction of C$501,018.00. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 713,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$7,891,310. This represents a 6.78% increase in their position.

Athabasca Oil Corporation also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, August 19th, Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 46,200 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were bought at an average price of C$10.82 per share, for a total transaction of C$499,884.00.
• On Thursday, August 20th, Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 45,500 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$11.02 per share, with a total value of C$501,410.00.
• On Monday, August 24th, Athabasca Oil Corporation acquired 46,400 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was bought at an average price of C$10.78 per share, with a total value of C$500,192.00.
• On Tuesday, August 25th, Athabasca Oil Corporation acquired 47,600 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$10.54 per share, for a total transaction of C$501,704.00.
• On Wednesday, August 26th, Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 46,900 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$10.66 per share, for a total transaction of C$499,954.00.
• On Thursday, August 27th, Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 43,800 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$10.80 per share, for a total transaction of C$473,040.00.
• On Friday, August 28th, Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 49,100 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$10.67 per share, with a total value of C$523,897.00.
• On Monday, August 31st, Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 46,900 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$10.68 per share, for a total transaction of C$500,892.00.
• On Monday, July 20th, Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 38,100 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$10.73 per share, for a total transaction of C$408,813.00.
• On Tuesday, July 21st, Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 38,900 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$10.79 per share, for a total transaction of C$419,731.00.

Athabasca Oil Price Performance

ATH opened at C$10.90 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.95. The company has a market cap of C$5.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.51 and a beta of -0.23. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$10.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$10.55. Athabasca Oil Co. has a 12-month low of C$5.98 and a 12-month high of C$12.86.

Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The oil and gas exploration company reported C$0.13 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$306.54 million for the quarter. Athabasca Oil had a net margin of 17.68% and a return on equity of 12.57%. Research analysts predict that Athabasca Oil Co. will post 0.5403473 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Athabasca Oil

Here are the key news stories impacting Athabasca Oil this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Heavy insider buying suggests management confidence: Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 417,700 ATH shares in nine open-market transactions from Aug. 19 through Aug. 31, investing approximately C$4.50 million at prices ranging from C$10.54 to C$11.06 per share. The latest purchase involved 43,800 shares for C$473,040. The insider’s reported holdings increased to 994,200 shares. Repeated purchases of roughly C$500,000 each may support investor sentiment by signaling that insiders view the stock as attractively valued. Athabasca Oil insider purchases
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst consensus remains “Hold”: The average analyst target is C$11.50, with ratings consisting of three Buys and four Holds. Individual targets range from C$12.50 at Desjardins and RBC to C$14.00 at Jefferies, but the consensus indicates limited conviction in a near-term revaluation. Athabasca Oil analyst consensus
• Neutral Sentiment: Critical-minerals possibility is longer term: Research suggests oil-sands waste could contain valuable critical minerals. While this may eventually create an additional resource opportunity for Canadian oil-sands operators, the report identifies no specific Athabasca project, financial benefit, or near-term earnings impact. Oil-sands waste critical-minerals research

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Desjardins set a C$12.50 price objective on shares of Athabasca Oil and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Athabasca Oil from C$12.00 to C$12.50 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a C$14.00 price target on Athabasca Oil and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$11.50.

About Athabasca Oil

Athabasca Oil Corporation is a Canadian energy company with a focused strategy on the development of thermal and light oil assets. Situated in Alberta’s Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, the Company has amassed a significant land base of extensive, high quality resources. Athabasca’s light oil assets are held in a private subsidiary (Duvernay Energy Corporation) in which Athabasca owns a 70% equity interest. Athabasca’s common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol ‘ATH’.