Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp (Peyto Exploration & Development) is an oil and gas company that involves in the exploration and development of natural gas. The company acquires, explores, develops and produces crude oil and unconventional natural gas reserves.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$25.01 to C$25.34
• 50-Day Range: C$24.02 to C$28.98
• 52-Week Range: C$17.92 to C$29.22
• Volume: 427,643 shs
• Average Volume: 1.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$5.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.14
• Dividend Yield: 5.28%
• Price Target: C$24.55
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Peyto Exploration & Development Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Peyto Exploration & Development scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Peyto Exploration & Development has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Peyto Exploration & Development is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Peyto Exploration & Development has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Peyto Exploration & Development is 12.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.42.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Peyto Exploration & Development is 12.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 15.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Peyto Exploration & Development, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Peyto Exploration & Development has a P/B Ratio of 1.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PEY.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Peyto Exploration & Development is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.16%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Peyto Exploration & Development does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Peyto Exploration & Development is 64.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Peyto Exploration & Development has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Peyto Exploration & Development this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for PEY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -54% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Peyto Exploration & Development to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of Peyto Exploration & Development in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net C$241,428.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0047% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Peyto Exploration & Development insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$241,428.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.36% of the stock of Peyto Exploration & Development is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

29.62% of the stock of Peyto Exploration & Development is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/10/2026
• Today: 5/08/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:PEY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.peyto.com
• Phone: +1-403-2378911
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 53
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Peyto Exploration & Development: C$24.55
• High Price Target: C$31.00
• Low Price Target: C$21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$2.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.14
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: -0.46
• Net Income: C$293.72 million
• Net Margins: 38.72%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 15.30%
• Return on Assets: 6.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 41.44
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$1.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.64
• Cash Flow: C$0.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 112.05
• Book Value: C$14.06 per share
• Price / Book: 1.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,858,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$5.12 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.20