Tullow Oil (LON:TLW) Stock Price Down 19% - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• Tullow Oil's stock price declined by 19% during trading on Wednesday, reaching a low of GBX 11.20 ($0.15).
• Analysts have mixed opinions on Tullow Oil, with Canaccord Genuity raising their price target to GBX 16 ($0.21) while maintaining a "hold" rating, and Shore Capital reiterating a "buy" rating.
• Insider Roald Goethe bought 100,000 shares at an average price of GBX 17 ($0.23), indicating confidence in the company's future prospects.

Tullow Oil plc (LON:TLW - Get Free Report) shares fell 19% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 11.20 ($0.15) and last traded at GBX 11.60 ($0.16). 32,951,082 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 312% from the average session volume of 7,989,093 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 14.32 ($0.19).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued an "underperform" rating and issued a GBX 12 ($0.16) target price on shares of Tullow Oil in a research report on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price objective on Tullow Oil from GBX 16 ($0.22) to GBX 10 ($0.13) and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Shore Capital dropped their target price on shares of Tullow Oil from GBX 45 ($0.61) to GBX 30 ($0.40) and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday.

Tullow Oil Trading Down 10.6%

The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 16.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 15.45. The stock has a market cap of £184.79 million, a P/E ratio of 11.80, a P/E/G ratio of -0.19 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of -1,776.31.

Insider Buying and Selling at Tullow Oil

In other news, insider Roald Goethe bought 2,000,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 12 ($0.16) per share, for a total transaction of £240,000 ($322,667.38). Company insiders own 24.59% of the company's stock.

Tullow Oil Company Profile

Tullow is an independent energy company that is building a better future through responsible oil and gas development in Africa. The Company's operations are focused on its West-African producing assets in Ghana, Gabon and Côte d'Ivoire, alongside a material discovered resource base in Kenya. Tullow is committed to becoming Net Zero on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and has a Shared Prosperity strategy that delivers lasting socio-economic benefits for its host nations.