Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) Director Myron Maurice Stadnyk Buys 5,000 Shares

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET - Get Free Report) NYSE: VET Director Myron Maurice Stadnyk purchased 5,000 shares of Vermilion Energy stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$16.45 per share, with a total value of C$82,245.00.

Myron Maurice Stadnyk also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, March 26th, Myron Maurice Stadnyk purchased 3,000 shares of Vermilion Energy stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$16.10 per share, for a total transaction of C$48,300.00.

Vermilion Energy Stock Performance

VET stock traded up C$0.08 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching C$16.45. 454,931 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 766,905. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.27, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The business has a 50-day moving average price of C$16.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$16.11. Vermilion Energy Inc. has a one year low of C$13.30 and a one year high of C$21.60. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.73.

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET - Get Free Report) NYSE: VET last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 6th. The company reported C$1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of C$0.71 by C$0.59. Vermilion Energy had a negative return on equity of 18.21% and a negative net margin of 34.11%. The company had revenue of C$522.97 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$593.34 million. Equities research analysts forecast that Vermilion Energy Inc. will post 1.6153082 EPS for the current year.

Vermilion Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 28th. Vermilion Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -12.70%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VET has been the topic of several research reports. TD Securities upgraded Vermilion Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from C$18.00 to C$20.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 27th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$21.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. BMO Capital Markets set a C$21.00 price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$23.00 to C$21.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 8th. Finally, Desjardins increased their price target on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$21.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vermilion Energy presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$21.71.

About Vermilion Energy

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.