Atb Cap Markets Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Vermilion Energy Inc. (NYSE:VET)

Vermilion Energy Inc. (NYSE:VET - Free Report) TSE: VET - Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Vermilion Energy in a report issued on Monday, May 6th. Atb Cap Markets analyst A. Arif now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $2.05 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $2.06. The consensus estimate for Vermilion Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.85 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Vermilion Energy's FY2027 earnings at $2.24 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $2.30 EPS.

Separately, TD Securities raised shares of Vermilion Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $25.00.

Vermilion Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VET traded up $0.19 during trading on Thursday, reaching $12.19. The company had a trading volume of 731,323 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,213,220. The firm's fifty day moving average is $11.92 and its 200 day moving average is $11.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.95 billion, a PE ratio of -4.34 and a beta of 2.04. Vermilion Energy has a twelve month low of $9.81 and a twelve month high of $15.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.16.

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET - Get Free Report) TSE: VET last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The oil and gas company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.78). The firm had revenue of $376.85 million for the quarter. Vermilion Energy had a negative net margin of 30.71% and a positive return on equity of 11.65%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.77 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Vermilion Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Vermilion Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $127,000. Foundry Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vermilion Energy by 8.9% during the 1st quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 421,337 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $5,241,000 after acquiring an additional 34,325 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vermilion Energy by 13.8% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 165,640 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $2,060,000 after acquiring an additional 20,122 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vermilion Energy by 243.1% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 686,712 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $8,543,000 after acquiring an additional 486,567 shares during the period. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its holdings in shares of Vermilion Energy by 901.6% during the 1st quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 166,994 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $2,077,000 after acquiring an additional 150,322 shares during the period. 31.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vermilion Energy Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 28th will be issued a $0.0872 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 28th. This represents a $0.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.86%. Vermilion Energy's payout ratio is currently -12.59%.

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.