Afentra (AET) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Afentra plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an upstream oil and gas company primarily in Africa. The company is involved in the appraisal, exploration, development, and production of oil and gas. It holds 34% interest in an exploration project covering approximately 22,840 square kilometers located in Somaliland. Afentra plc was formerly known as Sterling Energy plc and changed its name to Afentra plc in May 2021. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 50.57 to 53
• 50-Day Range: 37.90 to 53.40
• 52-Week Range: 33.07 to 56
• Volume: 396,112 shs
• Average Volume: 739,515 shs
• Market Capitalization: £147.38 million
• P/E Ratio: 745.43
• Dividend Yield: 2.73%
• Price Target: GBX 94
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Afentra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Afentra scored higher than 47% 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

Afentra has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Afentra is 722.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Afentra is 722.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 67.52.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Afentra has a P/B Ratio of 1.59. 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 AET.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Afentra pays a meaningful dividend of 2.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Afentra 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 AET.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Afentra has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Afentra this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Balanced

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Afentra insiders have sold just slightly more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £40,574.57 in company stock and sold £41,263.20 in company stock. It is common for insiders to sell company stock at intervals simply to diversify their holdings.

Percentage Held by Insiders

53.87% of the stock of Afentra is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 3.41% of the stock of Afentra is held by institutions.

AET Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AET shares performed this year?

Afentra's stock was trading at GBX 46.10 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AET shares have increased by 9.7% and is now trading at GBX 50.57.

How do I buy shares of Afentra?

Shares of AET stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Afentra own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Afentra investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC), Intel (INTC) and IQE (IQE).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:AET
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.afentraplc.com
• Phone: 44 20 7405 4133
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 13
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Afentra: GBX 94
• High Price Target: GBX 114
• Low Price Target: GBX 80
• Potential Upside/Downside: +83.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 731.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.51
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: 22.91%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: 12.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 85.96
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 28.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: GBX 24.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.11
• Book Value: GBX 31.84 per share
• Price / Book: 1.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 282,438,487
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £144.61 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.10