Atb Cap Markets Issues Positive Estimate for VET Earnings

Vermilion Energy Inc. (NYSE:VET - Free Report) TSE: VET - Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Vermilion Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 8th. Atb Cap Markets analyst A. Arif now anticipates that the oil and gas company will earn ($0.06) per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.20). The consensus estimate for Vermilion Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.22 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Vermilion Energy's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.26) EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on VET. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Vermilion Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 15th. National Bankshares restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Vermilion Energy in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Desjardins upgraded shares of Vermilion Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold".

Vermilion Energy Price Performance

Shares of VET stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $7.88. The company's stock had a trading volume of 569,049 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,248,703. Vermilion Energy has a 1-year low of $5.14 and a 1-year high of $11.48. The company has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of -49.22 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.71. The firm's 50-day moving average is $7.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $7.90.

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET - Get Free Report) TSE: VET last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by ($0.10). Vermilion Energy had a negative net margin of 1.71% and a negative return on equity of 1.22%. The company had revenue of $395.26 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $569.00 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vermilion Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VET. LM Asset IM Inc. bought a new position in Vermilion Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $18,806,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in shares of Vermilion Energy during the fourth quarter worth $10,866,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vermilion Energy by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 7,293,449 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $68,608,000 after acquiring an additional 921,230 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Vermilion Energy by 764.1% in the first quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 699,900 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $5,667,000 after acquiring an additional 618,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new stake in Vermilion Energy in the first quarter worth about $4,396,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 31.91% of the company's stock.

Vermilion Energy Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Vermilion Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -237.50%.

Vermilion Energy Company Profile

Vermilion Energy Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas. The company has properties in West Central Alberta, southeast Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and West Pembina in Canada; Wyoming in the United States; southwest Bordeaux and Paris Basin in France; the Netherlands; Germany; Ireland; Croatia; Slovakia; and Australia.