Whitecap Resources Inc. (TSE:WCP - Get Free Report) declared a apr 25 dividend on Tuesday, April 15th, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a dividend of 0.0608 per share on Thursday, May 15th.
Whitecap Resources Stock Performance
Whitecap Resources stock traded up C$0.19 during midday trading on Friday, reaching C$8.19. 4,676,542 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,279,916. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 21.58, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is C$8.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$9.77. The firm has a market cap of C$4.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53, a P/E/G ratio of -0.33 and a beta of 2.67. Whitecap Resources has a 52 week low of C$6.87 and a 52 week high of C$11.31.
Insider Transactions at Whitecap Resources
In other news, Senior Officer Thanh Chan Kang bought 9,720 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$8.43 per share, with a total value of C$81,939.60. Also, Director Grant Bradley Fagerheim bought 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 9th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$7.17 per share, with a total value of C$71,700.00. Over the last ninety days, insiders have acquired 98,120 shares of company stock valued at $835,336. 0.84% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James upgraded Whitecap Resources from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a C$13.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Desjardins cut their target price on shares of Whitecap Resources from C$12.00 to C$11.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. National Bankshares decreased their price target on shares of Whitecap Resources from C$15.00 to C$14.50 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, CIBC cut their price objective on shares of Whitecap Resources from C$14.50 to C$13.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Whitecap Resources presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$13.30.
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About Whitecap Resources
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Whitecap Resources Inc, an oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil and gas assets in Western Canada. The company's primary areas of focus of its development programs are in Northern Alberta and British Columbia, Central Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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