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Vallourec (OTCMKTS:VLOWY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume - Here's What Happened

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Vallourec SA (OTCMKTS:VLOWY - Get Free Report) saw unusually-high trading volume on Monday . Approximately 33,664 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 68% from the previous session's volume of 20,009 shares.The stock last traded at $4.00 and had previously closed at $3.99.

Vallourec Trading Up 1.0%

The stock's 50 day moving average is $3.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.78. The company has a market capitalization of $4.58 billion, a PE ratio of 10.29 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Vallourec (OTCMKTS:VLOWY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 15th. The energy company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter. Vallourec had a net margin of 10.72% and a return on equity of 17.16%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Vallourec SA will post 0.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vallourec Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 26th were issued a $0.2546 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 23rd. This represents a yield of 6.36%. Vallourec's dividend payout ratio is presently 65.79%.

Vallourec Company Profile

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Vallourec SA, through its subsidiaries, provides tubular solutions for the oil and gas, industry, and energy markets in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through Tubes; Mine & Forests; and Holding Companies & Other segments. The company offers seamless tubes for refineries, petrochemical facilities, and floating liquefied natural gas plants, as well as production, storage, and offloading units; VAM connections; rigid subsea line pipes and onshore rigid line pipes; and carbon steel and steel alloy tubes, hollow bars, and connections.

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