Myron Maurice Stadnyk Buys 5,000 Shares of Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) Stock

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET - Get Free Report) NYSE: VET Director Myron Maurice Stadnyk purchased 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$12.92 per share, for a total transaction of C$64,600.00.

Vermilion Energy Trading Up 1.1 %

TSE VET traded up C$0.14 on Monday, hitting C$13.00. 1,603,499 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 787,782. Vermilion Energy Inc. has a twelve month low of C$11.84 and a twelve month high of C$17.56. The company's 50 day moving average price is C$13.60 and its 200-day moving average price is C$13.94. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.03 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.63, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.40.

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET - Get Free Report) NYSE: VET last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported C$0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of C$0.45 by C($0.12). Vermilion Energy had a negative net margin of 45.56% and a negative return on equity of 24.83%. The firm had revenue of C$490.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$497.45 million. Analysts predict that Vermilion Energy Inc. will post 1.3956262 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vermilion Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.69%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Vermilion Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently -9.39%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$15.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$19.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. TD Securities dropped their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$17.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 20th. BMO Capital Markets cut Vermilion Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and decreased their target price for the company from C$20.00 to C$16.00 in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Finally, National Bankshares boosted their price target on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$17.50 to C$18.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$18.77.

Vermilion Energy Company Profile

Vermilion Energy Inc is an international oil and gas producing company. It engages in full-cycle exploration and production programs that focus on the acquisition, exploration, development, and optimization of producing properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The majority of Vermilion's revenue has derived from the production and sale of petroleum and natural gas.