Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) Receives C$17.94 Average PT from Analysts

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET - Get Free Report) NYSE: VET has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the ten brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$17.94.

VET has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$17.00 to C$16.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 30th. ATB Capital decreased their price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$17.50 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 30th. TD Securities decreased their price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$17.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Atb Cap Markets downgraded shares of Vermilion Energy from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, National Bankshares upped their price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$19.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Myron Maurice Stadnyk bought 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$12.92 per share, with a total value of C$64,600.00. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company's stock.

Vermilion Energy Stock Down 3.4 %

Shares of Vermilion Energy stock traded down C$0.44 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching C$12.69. 451,910 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 565,696. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.61, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.25. The stock's fifty day moving average is C$13.63 and its 200 day moving average is C$13.60. The firm has a market cap of C$1.97 billion, a PE ratio of -2.39, a PEG ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.60. Vermilion Energy has a 1 year low of C$11.84 and a 1 year high of C$17.56.

About Vermilion Energy

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.