Advantage Energy (AAV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Advantage Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, development, and production natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Its assets are located approximately 4 to 80 km northwest of the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The company was formerly known as Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. and changed its name to Advantage Energy Ltd. in May 2021. Advantage Energy Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$9.37 to C$9.66
• 50-Day Range: C$8.56 to C$9.85
• 52-Week Range: C$8.02 to C$11.73
• Volume: 444,400 shs
• Average Volume: 452,988 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.94
• Dividend Yield: 7.39%
• Price Target: C$13.21
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Advantage Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Advantage Energy scored higher than 74% 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Advantage Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Advantage Energy has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Advantage Energy is 19.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 118.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Advantage Energy is 19.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 111.51.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Advantage Energy, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Advantage Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 AAV.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Advantage Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.39%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Advantage Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AAV.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.54

News Sentiment

Advantage Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.54. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Advantage Energy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Advantage Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$637,050.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.55% of the stock of Advantage Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 39.69% of the stock of Advantage Energy is held by institutions.

AAV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AAV shares performed this year?

Advantage Energy's stock was trading at C$8.53 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, AAV shares have increased by 9.8% and is now trading at C$9.37.
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How were Advantage Energy's earnings last quarter?

Advantage Energy Ltd. (TSE:AAV) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.07. The company earned $144.86 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.10 million. Advantage Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.02% and a net margin of 16.05%.

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What other stocks do shareholders of Advantage Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Advantage Energy investors own include Whitecap Resources (WCP), Enbridge (ENB), ARC Resources (ARX), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Tourmaline Oil (TOU) and Birchcliff Energy (BIR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/24/2024
• Today: 11/23/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/03/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: TSE:AAV
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.advantageog.com
• Phone: +1-403-7188000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 83
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$13.21
• High Stock Price Target: C$20.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +41.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$0.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.37
• P/E Growth: -3.58
• Net Income: C$80.42 million
• Net Margins: 16.05%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 5.02%
• Return on Assets: 3.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 46.86
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$501.15 million
• Price / Sales: 3.12
• Cash Flow: C$0.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 35.93
• Book Value: C$9.72 per share
• Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 166,970,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.56 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.46