Arrow Exploration (LON:AXL) Trading Down 11.1% - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• Stock fell 11.1% on Wednesday to GBX 20 (intraday low GBX 18.50) with trading volume up about 59% at ~1.54 million shares, compared with the average of 969,031 shares.
• Canaccord upgraded the shares to a "speculative buy" and raised its target from GBX 22 to GBX 28; the consensus rating is "Buy" with an average price target of GBX 28.
• Arrow Exploration is a Colombia-focused oil producer with a market cap of £54.31 million, a P/E of 6.33 and modest leverage (debt-to-equity 0.34), benefiting from Brent-linked light oil exposure and high working interests in key basins.

Arrow Exploration Corp. (LON:AXL - Get Free Report)'s stock price was down 11.1% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 18.50 and last traded at GBX 20. Approximately 1,537,009 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 59% from the average daily volume of 969,031 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 22.50.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on shares of Arrow Exploration from GBX 22 to GBX 28 and gave the stock a "speculative buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of GBX 28.

Arrow Exploration Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a current ratio of 1.01. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 18.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 14.53. The firm has a market cap of £54.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.33 and a beta of 1.51.

Arrow Exploration Company Profile

Arrow Exploration Corp. (operating in Colombia via a branch of its 100% owned subsidiary Carrao Energy SA) is a publicly-traded company with a portfolio of premier Colombian oil assets that are under-exploited, under-explored and offer high potential growth. The Company's business plan is to expand oil production from some of Colombia's most active basins, including the Llanos, Middle Magdalena Valley (MMV) and Putumayo Basin. The asset base is predominantly operated with high working interests, and the Brent-linked light oil pricing exposure combines with low royalties to yield attractive potential operating margins.

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