PetroTal (PTAL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PetroTal is a publicly traded, tri‐quoted (TSX: TAL, AIM: PTAL and OTCQX: PTALF) oil and gas development and production Company domiciled in Calgary, Alberta, focused on the development of oil assets in Peru. PetroTal's flagship asset is its 100% working interest in Bretana oil field in Peru's Block 95 where oil production was initiated in June 2018. In early 2022, PetroTal became the largest crude oil producer in Peru. The Company's management team has significant experience in developing and exploring for oil in Peru and is led by a Board of Directors that is focused on safely and cost effectively developing the Bretana oil field. It is actively building new initiatives to champion community sensitive energy production, benefiting all stakeholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 29.74 to 31.80
• 50-Day Range: 21 to 31.20
• 52-Week Range: 17.15 to 40
• Volume: 1.52 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £292.66 million
• P/E Ratio: 6.36
• Dividend Yield: 20.09%
• Price Target: GBX 74
• Consensus Rating: Buy

PetroTal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PetroTal scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

PetroTal has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

PetroTal has a consensus price target of GBX 74, representing about 144.5% upside from its current price of GBX 30.27.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PetroTal has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PetroTal is 6.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PetroTal is 6.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 15.24.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PetroTal has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PTAL.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

PetroTal is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 20.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

PetroTal does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PetroTal is 90.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

PetroTal has a news sentiment score of 0.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for PetroTal this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £72,000 in company stock, which represents 0.0258% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PetroTal insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £72,000 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

24.37% of the stock of PetroTal is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

12.08% of the stock of PetroTal is held by institutions.

PTAL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PTAL shares performed this year?

PetroTal's stock was trading at GBX 20.30 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, PTAL shares have increased by 49.1% and is now trading at GBX 30.27.

How do I buy shares of PetroTal?

Shares of PTAL stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of PetroTal own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that PetroTal investors own include Coats Group (COA), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Aviva (AV), Barclays (BARC), B&M European Value Retail (BME), BP (BP) and BT Group (BT.A).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:PTAL
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.petrotal-corp.com
• Phone: 713-609-9101
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 89
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PetroTal: GBX 74
• High Price Target: GBX 74
• Low Price Target: GBX 74
• Potential Upside/Downside: +132.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 5
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.34
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £132.43 million
• Net Margins: 14.60%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.42%
• Return on Assets: 17.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 19.17
• Current Ratio: 2.21
• Quick Ratio: 1.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £307.77 million
• Price / Sales: 0.95
• Cash Flow: GBX 7.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.26
• Book Value: GBX 52.17 per share
• Price / Book: 0.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 920,328,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £292.66 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.12