Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) Senior Officer Purchases C$19,575.45 in Stock

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET - Get Free Report) NYSE: VET Senior Officer Dion Hatcher acquired 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$13.05 per share, with a total value of C$19,575.45.

Vermilion Energy Trading Up 4.1 %

VET stock traded up C$0.53 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching C$13.53. 651,700 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 787,242. Vermilion Energy Inc. has a fifty-two week low of C$11.84 and a fifty-two week high of C$17.56. The business has a 50-day moving average price of C$13.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$13.94. The company has a market capitalization of C$2.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.65, a PEG ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.63, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.40.

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET - Get Free Report) NYSE: VET last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported C$0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of C$0.45 by C($0.12). Vermilion Energy had a negative return on equity of 24.83% and a negative net margin of 45.56%. The business had revenue of C$490.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of C$497.45 million. Equities research analysts forecast that Vermilion Energy Inc. will post 1.3956262 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vermilion Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.55%. Vermilion Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -9.39%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$17.00 to C$16.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. ATB Capital lowered their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$17.50 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. National Bankshares upped their target price on Vermilion Energy from C$17.50 to C$18.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday. TD Securities decreased their price target on Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$17.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$15.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vermilion Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$18.77.

About Vermilion Energy

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.