Serica Energy (SQZ) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Serica Energy plc, an upstream oil and gas company, identifies, acquires, explores, exploits, and produces oil and gas reserves in the United Kingdom. The company holds 100% interest in the Keith oil field; 98% interest in the Bruce field; and 50% interest in the Rhum gas field located in the Northern North Sea, as well as 18% non-operating interest in the Erskine field located in Central North Sea. It also has 50% interest in the Columbus development; and 20% interest in the Skerryvore and Ruvaal prospects located in Central North Sea, as well as 100% interest in the North and South Eigg exploration prospects located in the Northern North Sea. In addition, the company holds 100% in the Mansell discovery; and the Orlando Field located in Northern North Sea, as well as Triton fields. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 123.59 to 131.40
• 50-Day Range: 114.80 to 146.98
• 52-Week Range: 110.40 to 242.40
• Volume: 1.68 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.73 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £509.12 million
• P/E Ratio: 686.32
• Dividend Yield: 17.64%
• Price Target: GBX 225
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Serica Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Serica Energy 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

Serica Energy 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

Serica Energy has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Serica Energy is 686.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.06.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Serica Energy is 686.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 105.98.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Serica Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Serica Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.61. 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 SQZ.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Serica Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 15.99%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Serica Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Serica Energy is 12,105.26%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SQZ.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Serica Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.58. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Serica Energy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Serica Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £15,120 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

37.70% of the stock of Serica Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 28.29% of the stock of Serica Energy is held by institutions.

SQZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SQZ shares performed this year?

Serica Energy's stock was trading at GBX 229.60 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SQZ stock has decreased by 43.2% and is now trading at GBX 130.40.
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How do I buy shares of Serica Energy?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Serica Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Serica Energy investors own include Sound Energy (SOU), Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Brinker International (EAT), ITM Power (ITM), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) and The Parkmead Group (PMG).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 11/21 Dividend: 10/24/2024
• Today: 11/17/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: LON:SQZ
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.serica-energy.com
• Phone: +44-20-74877300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,620
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 225
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 225
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 225
• Potential Upside/Downside: +72.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 686.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.29
• P/E Growth: 2.15
• Net Income: £114.14 million
• Net Margins: 13.60%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.75%
• Return on Assets: 12.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 26.31
• Current Ratio: 1.69
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £839.24 million
• Price / Sales: 0.61
• Cash Flow: GBX 41.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.13
• Book Value: GBX 213 per share
• Price / Book: 0.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 390,430,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £509.12 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.44