Serica Energy (SQZ) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Serica Energy plc, an upstream oil and gas company, identifies, acquires, explores, exploits, and produces oil and gas reserves in the United Kingdom. The company holds 100% interest in the Keith oil field; 98% interest in the Bruce field; and 50% interest in the Rhum gas field located in the Northern North Sea, as well as 18% non-operating interest in the Erskine field located in Central North Sea. It also has 50% interest in the Columbus development; and 20% interest in the Skerryvore and Ruvaal prospects located in Central North Sea, as well as 100% interest in the North and South Eigg exploration prospects located in the Northern North Sea. In addition, the company holds 100% in the Mansell discovery; and the Orlando Field located in Northern North Sea, as well as Triton fields. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 271.60 to 281.20
• 50-Day Range: 244 to 295
• 52-Week Range: 140 to 302.40
• Volume: 16.35 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.95 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.56%
• Price Target: GBX 254.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Serica Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Serica Energy scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Serica Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Serica Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 254.50, representing about 8.1% downside from its current price of GBX 277.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Serica Energy has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Serica Energy is -21.31, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Serica Energy is -21.31, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Serica Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Serica Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.65. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SQZ.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Serica Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.56%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Serica Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Serica Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Serica Energy this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for SQZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Serica Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Serica Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

63.82% of the stock of Serica Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

24.09% of the stock of Serica Energy is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/01/2025
• Today: 5/21/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: LON:SQZ
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.serica-energy.com
• Phone: +44-20-74877300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,620
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Serica Energy: GBX 254.50
• High Price Target: GBX 310
• Low Price Target: GBX 207
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (13)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.99
• P/E Growth: 2.15
• Net Income: -£9.03 million
• Net Margins: -6.73%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -7.42%
• Return on Assets: 12.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 33.93
• Current Ratio: 1.14
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £601.43 million
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: GBX 87.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.13
• Book Value: GBX 167.55 per share
• Price / Book: 1.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 390,555,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.07 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.05