AKITA Drilling (AKT.A) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Akita Drilling Ltd is a Canadian oil and gas drilling contractor. The company is engaged in providing contract drilling services, primarily to the oil and gas industry. The company owns and operates over 30 drilling rigs It is also involved in the drilling related to potash mining and the development of storage caverns.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$1.57 to C$1.61
• 50-Day Range: C$1.44 to C$1.76
• 52-Week Range: C$1.20 to C$1.78
• Volume: 17,836 shs
• Average Volume: 14,635 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$61.31 million
• P/E Ratio: 14.64
• Dividend Yield: 21.12%
• Price Target: C$3.75
• Consensus Rating: Buy

AKITA Drilling Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AKITA Drilling scored higher than 62% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

AKITA Drilling has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AKITA Drilling has received no research coverage 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 AKITA Drilling is 14.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AKITA Drilling is 14.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 81.52.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

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

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AKITA Drilling has a P/B Ratio of 0.40. 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 AKT.A.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

AKITA Drilling is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 19.77%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

AKITA Drilling does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AKITA Drilling is 309.09%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AKT.A.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

AKITA Drilling has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for AKITA Drilling this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AKITA Drilling insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.55% of the stock of AKITA Drilling is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 21.01% of the stock of AKITA Drilling is held by institutions.

AKT.A Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AKT.A shares performed this year?

AKITA Drilling's stock was trading at C$1.60 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AKT.A shares have increased by 0.6% and is now trading at C$1.61.
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How do I buy shares of AKITA Drilling?

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas Drilling
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:AKT.A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.akita-drilling.com
• Phone: +1-403-2927979
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,068
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$3.75
• High Stock Price Target: C$3.75
• Low Stock Price Target: C$3.75
• Potential Upside/Downside: +132.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$0.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.35
• P/E Growth: -0.69
• Net Income: C$4.87 million
• Net Margins: 2.60%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 3.12%
• Return on Assets: -0.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 33.94
• Current Ratio: 1.69
• Quick Ratio: 1.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$186.77 million
• Price / Sales: 0.33
• Cash Flow: C$0.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.48
• Book Value: C$4.01 per share
• Price / Book: 0.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 38,080,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$61.31 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.97