Birchcliff Energy (BIR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Birchcliff Energy Ltd is an intermediate oil and gas company that explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, light oil, and natural gas liquids. The company conducts its drilling program in resource plays located in the Peace River Arch region of Alberta. Birchcliff focuses on operating nearly all its high working production, which is surrounded by blocks of high working interest lands where it owns and/or controls the infrastructure. To get the full value out of its natural gas wells, several gas plants are completely owned and operated for gas processing purposes. Natural gas production accounts for the majority of Birchcliff's revenue.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$6.60 to C$6.71
• 50-Day Range: C$4.93 to C$6.78
• 52-Week Range: C$4.53 to C$6.83
• Volume: 1.65 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.49 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 116.48
• Dividend Yield: 6.02%
• Price Target: C$7.04
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Birchcliff Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Birchcliff Energy scored higher than 49% 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: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Birchcliff Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.22, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Birchcliff Energy has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Birchcliff Energy is 116.48, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Birchcliff Energy is 116.48, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 48.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Birchcliff Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Birchcliff Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.82. 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 BIR.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Birchcliff Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.78%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Birchcliff Energy is 700.63%. 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 BIR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

Birchcliff Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Birchcliff Energy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for BIR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Birchcliff Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Birchcliff Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$203,904.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.55% of the stock of Birchcliff Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 16.39% of the stock of Birchcliff Energy is held by institutions.

BIR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BIR shares performed this year?

Birchcliff Energy's stock was trading at C$5.42 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BIR stock has increased by 22.7% and is now trading at C$6.65.
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How do I buy shares of Birchcliff Energy?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Birchcliff Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Birchcliff Energy investors own include Baytex Energy (BTE), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Enbridge (ENB), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Tourmaline Oil (TOU).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend: 12/13/2024
• Record date for 12/31 Dividend: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Today: 3/28/2025
• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:BIR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: birchcliffenergy.com
• Phone: +1-403-2616401
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 218
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$7.04
• High Stock Price Target: C$8.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$5.75
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.22
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$0.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 116.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 59.45
• P/E Growth: 0.35
• Net Income: C$15.45 million
• Net Margins: 2.04%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 0.70%
• Return on Assets: 1.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 27.63
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$757.80 million
• Price / Sales: 2.38
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: C$8.09 per share
• Price / Book: 0.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 271,147,428
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.80 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.93