Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) Senior Officer Randy Lee Ernest Mcquaig Acquires 3,600 Shares

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET - Get Free Report) NYSE: VET Senior Officer Randy Lee Ernest Mcquaig bought 3,600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$8.85 per share, for a total transaction of C$31,860.00.

Vermilion Energy Stock Performance

VET stock traded up C$0.19 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$10.24. 722,646 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 839,396. Vermilion Energy Inc. has a twelve month low of C$7.29 and a twelve month high of C$15.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.61. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$9.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$11.38. The stock has a market capitalization of C$1.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.60.

Vermilion Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.08%. Vermilion Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -9.03%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on VET shares. CIBC dropped their target price on Vermilion Energy from C$17.00 to C$14.00 in a report on Thursday, April 10th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$16.00 to C$14.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$10.00 to C$11.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Vermilion Energy from C$14.00 to C$16.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Desjardins raised Vermilion Energy from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from C$11.00 to C$11.50 in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vermilion Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$14.89.

Vermilion Energy Company Profile

Vermilion Energy Inc is an international oil and gas producing company. It engages in full-cycle exploration and production programs that focus on the acquisition, exploration, development, and optimization of producing properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The majority of Vermilion's revenue has derived from the production and sale of petroleum and natural gas.