Valeura Energy (TSE:VLE) Stock Price Up 3.9% - Still a Buy?

Key Points

• Shares rose 3.9% to C$14.53 during mid-day trading, with only 84,454 shares traded—an 83% decline from average daily volume.
• Roth Mkm upgraded Valeura to a "Strong Buy" on Dec. 12, and MarketBeat shows a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" (one Strong Buy, one Buy).
• Valeura has a market cap of C$1.53 billion and a high PE of 69.14, with solid liquidity (current ratio 2.12, quick ratio 3.37) but a very high debt-to-equity ratio of 17.04 indicating significant leverage.

Shares of Valeura Energy Inc. (TSE:VLE - Get Free Report) rose 3.9% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as C$14.56 and last traded at C$14.53. Approximately 84,454 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 83% from the average daily volume of 485,648 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$13.99.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Roth Mkm raised shares of Valeura Energy to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has assigned a Buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy".

Valeura Energy Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of C$1.53 billion, a PE ratio of 69.14 and a beta of -1.15. The company has a current ratio of 2.12, a quick ratio of 3.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.04. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is C$12.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$9.13.

About Valeura Energy

Valeura Energy Inc is an upstream oil & gas company, with a clear strategy to add value for shareholders through growth. The Company is expanding operations organically and through acquisitions in Southeast Asia, focussing on assets with immediate or substantial near-term cash flow, with imbedded reinvestment opportunities.

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