Roth Capital Issues Negative Outlook for InPlay Oil Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has lowered its Q4 2026 earnings estimate for InPlay Oil Corp., projecting earnings per share of $0.25, down from $0.34.
• Despite the earnings downgrade, InPlay Oil maintains a consensus rating of “Strong Buy” from multiple analysts, with a price target of C$12.50.
• The company has announced a dividend of $0.09 per share, yielding approximately 859.0%, to be paid on October 31st.

InPlay Oil Corp. (TSE:IPO - Free Report) - Roth Capital decreased their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for InPlay Oil in a report released on Sunday, October 19th. Roth Capital analyst C. True now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.34. Roth Capital currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for InPlay Oil's current full-year earnings is $0.35 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. National Bank Financial raised shares of InPlay Oil to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, September 7th. National Bankshares set a C$16.00 price objective on shares of InPlay Oil and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, September 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, InPlay Oil presently has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and a consensus price target of C$12.50.

InPlay Oil Stock Up 0.7%

TSE IPO opened at C$11.58 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.44. InPlay Oil has a fifty-two week low of C$6.54 and a fifty-two week high of C$13.73. The business has a 50 day moving average price of C$11.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$9.54. The stock has a market cap of C$321.99 million, a PE ratio of -77.20 and a beta of 0.85.

InPlay Oil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a oct 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 859.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 15th. InPlay Oil's dividend payout ratio is -720.00%.

Insider Transactions at InPlay Oil

In other news, insider Darren W. Dittmer sold 2,200 shares of InPlay Oil stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$12.00, for a total value of C$26,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 172,644 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately C$2,071,728. The trade was a 1.26% decrease in their position. Also, Director Douglas Bartole sold 7,689 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$11.38, for a total transaction of C$87,500.82. Following the sale, the director directly owned 341,810 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately C$3,889,797.80. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 10,389 shares of company stock worth $120,251. Insiders own 25.31% of the company's stock.

About InPlay Oil

InPlay Oil Corp is oil development and production company based in Calgary, Alberta. It is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of petroleum and natural gas properties, and the production and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company's operations are focused on a concentrated light oil asset base located in West Central Alberta.

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