Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (TSE:PEY) Senior Officer Lee Russell Curran Sells 25,797 Shares

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (TSE:PEY - Get Free Report) Senior Officer Lee Russell Curran sold 25,797 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$16.09, for a total value of C$415,078.89.

Lee Russell Curran also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 6th, Lee Russell Curran sold 28,000 shares of Peyto Exploration & Development stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$17.31, for a total transaction of C$484,806.00.
• On Friday, November 22nd, Lee Russell Curran sold 31,000 shares of Peyto Exploration & Development stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$17.04, for a total value of C$528,314.40.

Peyto Exploration & Development Stock Performance

PEY traded down C$0.28 on Monday, hitting C$15.41. 1,375,098 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 860,766. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 50.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$16.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$15.48. The firm has a market cap of C$3.01 billion, a PE ratio of 9.94, a P/E/G ratio of -0.46 and a beta of 1.75. Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. has a twelve month low of C$12.41 and a twelve month high of C$17.57.

Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported C$0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.27 by C($0.01). Peyto Exploration & Development had a return on equity of 11.86% and a net margin of 32.88%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. CIBC increased their price objective on Peyto Exploration & Development from C$17.00 to C$17.50 in a research report on Friday, January 17th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Peyto Exploration & Development from C$17.50 to C$18.50 in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Atlantic Securities boosted their target price on shares of Peyto Exploration & Development from C$17.50 to C$18.50 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$17.85.

Peyto Exploration & Development Company Profile

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp., an energy company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids in Deep Basin of Alberta. The company was formerly known as Peyto Energy Trust and changed its name to Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.