Enerplus (ERF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Enerplus Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, explores and develops crude oil and natural gas in the United States. Its oil and natural gas properties are located primarily in North Dakota, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.09 to $20.09
• 50-Day Range: $19.34 to $20.55
• 52-Week Range: $13.46 to $20.97
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 3.07 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.16
• Dividend Yield: 1.29%
• Price Target: $20.52
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Enerplus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Enerplus scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 220th out of 263 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Enerplus has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Enerplus has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Enerplus are expected to grow by 13.16% in the coming year, from $1.90 to $2.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Enerplus is 11.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 130.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Enerplus is 11.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 17.38.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Enerplus has a P/B Ratio of 3.29. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 ERF.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Enerplus pays a meaningful dividend of 1.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Enerplus does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Enerplus is 14.44%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Enerplus will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.09% next year. This indicates that Enerplus will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ERF.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

2 people have searched for ERF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Enerplus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Enerplus insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.41% of the stock of Enerplus is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.42% of the stock of Enerplus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ERF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Enerplus' earnings last quarter?

Enerplus Co. (NYSE:ERF) released its earnings results on Friday, November, 8th. The oil and natural gas company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.01. The oil and natural gas company had revenue of $256.81 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $251 million. Enerplus had a net margin of 24.09% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 33.88%.

What other stocks do shareholders of Enerplus own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Enerplus investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), General Electric (GE), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/08/2019
• Today: 12/04/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ERF
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1126874
• Web: www.enerplus.com
• Phone: (403) 298-2200
• Fax: 403-298-2211
• Employees: 404
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $20.52
• High Stock Price Target: $22.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.57
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $456.08 million
• Net Margins: 24.09%
• Pretax Margin: 29.19%
• Return on Equity: 33.88%
• Return on Assets: 19.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.08
• Current Ratio: 0.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.69 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.42
• Cash Flow: $4.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.75
• Book Value: $6.10 per share
• Price / Book: 3.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,250,000
• Free Float: 203,409,000
• Market Cap: $4.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.97