Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Vermilion Energy Inc. (NYSE:VET - Free Report) TSE: VET by 256.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 54,549 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after buying an additional 39,242 shares during the quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC's holdings in Vermilion Energy were worth $513,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vermilion Energy by 1,123.6% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 4,356 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp bought a new position in shares of Vermilion Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $94,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI bought a new position in shares of Vermilion Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $103,000. Amundi grew its stake in shares of Vermilion Energy by 74.0% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 11,020 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 4,685 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new position in shares of Vermilion Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $104,000. 31.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Vermilion Energy Stock Performance
VET stock traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $6.39. 1,743,206 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,205,583. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $6.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.44. Vermilion Energy Inc. has a one year low of $5.14 and a one year high of $12.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $984.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.71 and a beta of 1.12.
Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET - Get Free Report) TSE: VET last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by ($0.10). Vermilion Energy had a positive return on equity of 6.29% and a negative net margin of 41.53%. The company had revenue of $395.26 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $569.00 million. Equities research analysts forecast that Vermilion Energy Inc. will post 0.22 EPS for the current year.
Vermilion Energy Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.0903 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.66%. This is an increase from Vermilion Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. Vermilion Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -225.00%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Vermilion Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 15th. Desjardins cut shares of Vermilion Energy from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Atb Cap Markets cut shares of Vermilion Energy from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, National Bankshares reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Vermilion Energy in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vermilion Energy currently has a consensus rating of "Hold".
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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.
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