Dion Hatcher Acquires 1,500 Shares of Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) Stock

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) Senior Officer Dion Hatcher purchased 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$13.05 per share, for a total transaction of C$19,575.45.

Vermilion Energy Price Performance

TSE:VET traded up C$0.38 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching C$13.26. The stock had a trading volume of 242,120 shares, compared to its average volume of 785,537. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.63, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.09. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.07 billion, a PE ratio of -2.59, a PEG ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.60. Vermilion Energy Inc. has a 52 week low of C$11.84 and a 52 week high of C$17.56. The company has a 50 day moving average price of C$13.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$13.94.

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported C$0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.45 by C($0.12). Vermilion Energy had a negative net margin of 45.56% and a negative return on equity of 24.83%. The business had revenue of C$490.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$497.45 million. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vermilion Energy Inc. will post 1.3956262 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vermilion Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.62%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Vermilion Energy’s payout ratio is -9.39%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$15.00 in a report on Thursday, September 12th. ATB Capital decreased their price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$17.50 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday. TD Securities cut their target price on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$17.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Vermilion Energy from C$17.00 to C$16.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, National Bankshares lifted their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$17.50 to C$18.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$18.77.

About Vermilion Energy

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.