NuVista Energy Ltd. (TSE:NVA) Senior Officer Sells C$154,600.00 in Stock

NuVista Energy Ltd. (TSE:NVA - Get Free Report) Senior Officer Ryan Daniel Paulgaard sold 10,000 shares of NuVista Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$15.46, for a total value of C$154,600.00.

Ryan Daniel Paulgaard also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, May 28th, Ryan Daniel Paulgaard sold 95 shares of NuVista Energy stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$14.12, for a total transaction of C$1,341.40.
• On Wednesday, May 28th, Ryan Daniel Paulgaard sold 1,500 shares of NuVista Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$14.12, for a total transaction of C$21,180.00.
• On Monday, May 26th, Ryan Daniel Paulgaard sold 5,682 shares of NuVista Energy stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$14.02, for a total transaction of C$79,661.64.
• On Wednesday, May 21st, Ryan Daniel Paulgaard sold 5,197 shares of NuVista Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$14.13, for a total transaction of C$73,433.61.
• On Friday, May 16th, Ryan Daniel Paulgaard sold 10,000 shares of NuVista Energy stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$13.75, for a total value of C$137,500.00.

NuVista Energy Stock Up 0.4%

NuVista Energy stock traded up C$0.06 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$15.67. 236,839 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 901,567. The company has a market cap of C$3.21 billion, a PE ratio of 10.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.57. NuVista Energy Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of C$10.34 and a fifty-two week high of C$16.11. The company's fifty day moving average price is C$13.29 and its 200-day moving average price is C$13.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.11, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.78.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Raymond James Financial lowered their price objective on NuVista Energy from C$18.00 to C$17.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Cormark raised shares of NuVista Energy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Desjardins raised shares of NuVista Energy from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Atb Cap Markets upgraded NuVista Energy from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, CIBC lowered their price target on NuVista Energy from C$19.50 to C$18.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$17.28.

About NuVista Energy

NuVista Energy Ltd engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Products sold include natural gas, condensate & oil, butane, propane, and ethane, with condensate composing nearly half of all sales. Condensate finds significant use in the heavy oil business when applied to heavy oil bitumen.