EnQuest (ENQ) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

EnQuest PLC operates as an oil and gas production and development company, explores, extracts, and produces hydrocarbons in the United Kingdom, North Sea, and Malaysia. It primarily holds interests in the Magnus, Kraken, Golden Eagle, Scolty/Crathes, Greater Kittiwake Area, and Alba; and PM8/Seligi projects. In addition, the company is involved in the construction, ownership, and operation of an oil pipeline; and marketing and trading of crude oil, as well as in leasing activities. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 11.32 to 12.16
• 50-Day Range: 10.34 to 12.50
• 52-Week Range: 9.95 to 17.82
• Volume: 2.10 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.68 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £230.35 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.67%
• Price Target: GBX 27
• Consensus Rating: Buy

EnQuest Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

EnQuest scored higher than 70% 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

EnQuest has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

EnQuest has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of EnQuest is -1,206.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of EnQuest is -1,206.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

EnQuest has a PEG Ratio of 0.07. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

EnQuest has a P/B Ratio of 0.46. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 ENQ.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

EnQuest has a dividend yield of 0.67%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

EnQuest 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 ENQ.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

EnQuest has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for EnQuest this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, EnQuest insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £350,334.35 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.34% of the stock of EnQuest is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.12% of the stock of EnQuest is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ENQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ENQ shares performed this year?

EnQuest's stock was trading at GBX 15.08 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ENQ shares have decreased by 20.0% and is now trading at GBX 12.06.
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How do I buy shares of EnQuest?

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What other stocks do shareholders of EnQuest own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that EnQuest investors own include Centamin (CEY), Oxford Biomedica (OXB), Premier Oil (PMO), Tullow Oil (TLW), AFR.L (AFR), Genel Energy (GENL) and Andalas Energy and Power (ADL).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: Rubber And Plastic Products
• Current Symbol: LON:ENQ
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.enquest.com
• Phone: +44-20-79254900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 681
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 27
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 27
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 27
• Potential Upside/Downside: +123.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.01)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 0.79
• P/E Growth: 0.07
• Net Income: £20.73 million
• Net Margins: 1.59%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 4.36%
• Return on Assets: 7.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 208.00
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.18
• Cash Flow: GBX 10.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.12
• Book Value: GBX 26 per share
• Price / Book: 0.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,910,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £230.35 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.43