NuVista Energy (NVA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NuVista Energy Ltd engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Products sold include natural gas, condensate & oil, butane, propane, and ethane, with condensate composing nearly half of all sales. Condensate finds significant use in the heavy oil business when applied to heavy oil bitumen. It creates the viscosity needed for pipeline transportation. The Wapiti Montney area delivers the largest portion of hydrocarbon production for NuVista. To better service assets and production in this area, the firm operates compressor and dehydration stations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$13.35 to C$13.96
• 50-Day Range: C$11.18 to C$14.17
• 52-Week Range: C$9.59 to C$14.86
• Volume: 584,419 shs
• Average Volume: 663,694 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$2.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.44
• Dividend Yield: 4.42%
• Price Target: C$16.64
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NuVista Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NuVista Energy scored higher than 72% 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NuVista Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NuVista Energy has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NuVista Energy is 8.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 109.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NuVista Energy is 8.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 98.39.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NuVista Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.59. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NuVista Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. 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 NVA.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

NuVista Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.42%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

NuVista 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 NVA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

NuVista Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 8 news articles for NuVista Energy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for NVA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added NuVista Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NuVista Energy insiders have sold 9,060.05% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$24,703.00 in company stock and sold C$2,262,806.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

20.25% of the stock of NuVista Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 30.00% of the stock of NuVista Energy is held by institutions.

NVA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NVA shares performed this year?

NuVista Energy's stock was trading at C$13.82 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NVA stock has decreased by 1.7% and is now trading at C$13.59.
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How do I buy shares of NuVista Energy?

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What other stocks do shareholders of NuVista Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NuVista Energy investors own include Whitecap Resources (WCP), Tamarack Valley Energy (TVE), Cenovus Energy (CVE), ARC Resources (ARX), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), MEG Energy (MEG) and Baytex Energy (BTE).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals
• Current Symbol: TSE:NVA
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.nuvistaenergy.com
• Phone: +1-403-5388500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 88
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$16.64
• High Stock Price Target: C$20.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$14.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.90
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$1.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.52
• P/E Growth: 0.59
• Net Income: C$346.58 million
• Net Margins: 28.29%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 16.18%
• Return on Assets: 9.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 15.03
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$1.23 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.24
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: C$10.83 per share
• Price / Book: 1.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 206,070,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$2.76 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.57