Atb Cap Markets Has Negative Outlook for TSE:VET Q1 Earnings

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET - Free Report) NYSE: VET - Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Vermilion Energy in a report released on Wednesday, April 23rd. Atb Cap Markets analyst A. Arif now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.57. Atb Cap Markets currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vermilion Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.40 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Vermilion Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.27) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($1.19) EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on VET. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$18.00 to C$19.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. CIBC cut their target price on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$17.00 to C$14.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Vermilion Energy from C$16.00 to C$14.00 in a report on Thursday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$10.00 to C$11.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Desjardins downgraded Vermilion Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their target price for the company from C$19.00 to C$14.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vermilion Energy presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$15.72.

Vermilion Energy Stock Down 4.9 %

TSE:VET traded down C$0.43 on Friday, reaching C$8.37. 432,642 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 773,865. The company's fifty day simple moving average is C$10.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$12.55. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.57, a PEG ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.60. Vermilion Energy has a 12 month low of C$7.29 and a 12 month high of C$17.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.61.

Vermilion Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 15th were paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. This is a boost from Vermilion Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.21%. Vermilion Energy's payout ratio is -9.03%.

Vermilion Energy Company Profile

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.