Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) Given New C$14.00 Price Target at BMO Capital Markets

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) had its price objective reduced by equities research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from C$16.00 to C$14.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,BayStreet.CA reports. BMO Capital Markets’ price target would indicate a potential upside of 29.03% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. National Bankshares upped their price target on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$19.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$17.00 to C$16.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 30th. Atb Cap Markets lowered shares of Vermilion Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. ATB Capital decreased their price target on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$17.50 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 30th. Finally, TD Securities cut their target price on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$17.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vermilion Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$17.72.

Vermilion Energy Price Performance

TSE:VET opened at C$10.85 on Thursday. Vermilion Energy has a one year low of C$10.18 and a one year high of C$17.56. The company has a market cap of C$1.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.04, a P/E/G ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.60. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is C$13.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$13.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.61, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 0.40.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Myron Maurice Stadnyk acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$12.92 per share, for a total transaction of C$64,600.00. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Vermilion Energy Company Profile

Vermilion Energy Inc is an international oil and gas producing company. It engages in full-cycle exploration and production programs that focus on the acquisition, exploration, development, and optimization of producing properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The majority of Vermilion’s revenue has derived from the production and sale of petroleum and natural gas.