NASDAQ:VTNRVertex Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Vertex Energy Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $0.56 +0.02 (+3.70 %) (As of 04/9/2020 03:21 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$0.55Now: $0.56▼$0.5950-Day Range$0.48MA: $0.86▼$1.3952-Week Range$0.45Now: $0.56▼$1.95Volume37,742 shsAverage Volume182,262 shsMarket Capitalization$23.44 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/ABeta2.27 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Vertex Energy, Inc. engages in the recycle of industrial waste streams and off-specification commercial chemical products. It focuses on recycling used motor oil and other petroleum by-product streams. The company operates through the following business divisions: Black Oil, Refining & Marketing and Recovery. The Black Oil division engaged in operations across the entire used motor oil recycling value chain, including collection, aggregation, transportation, storage, refinement, and sales of aggregated feedstock and re-refined products to end users. The Refining & Marketing division engaged in the aggregation of feedstock, re-refining it into value end products, and selling these products to customers, as well as related transportation and storage activities. The Recovery division engages in the recovery and management of hydrocarbon streams. This division also provides industrial dismantling, demolition, decommissioning, investment recovery and marine salvage services in industrial facilities. The company was founded by Benjamin P. Cowart on May 14, 2008 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingVertex Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $4.00, Vertex Energy has a potential upside of 614.3% from its current price of $0.56.Amount of Analyst CoverageVertex Energy has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.6 Community Rank Outperform VotesVertex Energy has received 264 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesVertex Energy has received 240 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentVertex Energy has received 52.38% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Vertex Energy and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe VTNR will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe VTNR will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldVertex Energy does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthVertex Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Vertex Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 24.10% of the stock of Vertex Energy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 19.16% of the stock of Vertex Energy is held by institutions. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Vertex Energy are expected to decrease by -104.55% in the coming year, from ($0.22) to $0.01 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Vertex Energy is -2.07, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Vertex Energy is -2.07, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVertex Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.5Community Rank: 2.6Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.22 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Petroleum refining Sub-IndustryN/A SectorIndustrial Products Current SymbolNASDAQ:VTNR Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK890447 Webhttp://www.vertexenergy.com/ Phone866-660-8156Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.85 Current Ratio1.11 Quick Ratio0.84Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$163.37 million Price / Sales0.14 Cash Flow$0.21 per share Price / Cash Flow2.67 Book Value$0.55 per share Price / Book1.02Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.08) Net Income$-7,330,000.00 Net Margins-4.53% Return on Equity2.49% Return on Assets0.46%Miscellaneous Employees215 Outstanding Shares41,850,000Market Cap$23.44 million Next Earnings Date5/13/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive VTNR News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for VTNR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:VTNR Rates by TradingView Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR) Frequently Asked Questions How has Vertex Energy's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Vertex Energy's stock was trading at $0.8060 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, VTNR shares have decreased by 30.5% and is now trading at $0.56. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Vertex Energy? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vertex Energy in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Vertex Energy. When is Vertex Energy's next earnings date? Vertex Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 13th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Vertex Energy. How were Vertex Energy's earnings last quarter? Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:VTNR) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 4th. The industrial products company reported ($0.21) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.17. The industrial products company had revenue of $42.59 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $42.46 million. Vertex Energy had a negative net margin of 4.53% and a positive return on equity of 2.49%. View Vertex Energy's earnings history. What price target have analysts set for VTNR? 1 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Vertex Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $4.00 to $4.00. On average, they anticipate Vertex Energy's share price to reach $4.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 614.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Vertex Energy. Has Vertex Energy been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about VTNR stock has trended very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vertex Energy earned a daily sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutVertex Energy. Who are some of Vertex Energy's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Vertex Energy include Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B), BP (BP), China Petroleum & Chemical (SNP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), ConocoPhillips (COP), Phillips 66 (PSX), Suncor Energy (SU), Valero Energy (VLO), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Repsol (REPYY), Hess (HES), HollyFrontier (HFC) and CVR Energy (CVI). What other stocks do shareholders of Vertex Energy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vertex Energy investors own include Immunomedics (IMMU), Uniti Group (UNIT), TearLab (TEAR), Memorial Production Partners (MEMP), Good Times Restaurants (GTIM), United Rentals (URI), Energy Focus (EFOI), Provectus Biopharmaceuticals (PVCT), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and SandRidge Energy (SD). Who are Vertex Energy's key executives? Vertex Energy's management team includes the following people: Benjamin P. Cowart, Chairman, President & Chief Executive OfficerJohn Strickland, Chief Operating OfficerChristopher Carlson, CFO, Secretary & Principal Accounting OfficerAlvaro Ruiz, Vice President-Business DevelopmentJames Paul Gregory, Director & General Counsel What is Vertex Energy's stock symbol? Vertex Energy trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VTNR." How do I buy shares of Vertex Energy? Shares of VTNR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Vertex Energy's stock price today? One share of VTNR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $0.56. How big of a company is Vertex Energy? Vertex Energy has a market capitalization of $23.44 million and generates $163.37 million in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $-7,330,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.08) on an earnings per share basis. Vertex Energy employs 215 workers across the globe. View additional information about Vertex Energy. What is Vertex Energy's official website? The official website for Vertex Energy is http://www.vertexenergy.com/. How can I contact Vertex Energy? Vertex Energy's mailing address is 1331 GEMINI STREET SUITE 250, HOUSTON TX, 77058. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 866-660-8156. This page was last updated on 4/9/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Explained
