NYSE:ERF Enerplus Stock Forecast, Price & 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 Enerplus Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $2.02 -0.04 (-1.94 %) (As of 09/19/2020 12:07 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$1.99Now: $2.02▼$2.0950-Day Range$1.90MA: $2.63▼$3.1552-Week Range$1.15Now: $2.02▼$8.17Volume959,300 shsAverage Volume1.54 million shsMarket Capitalization$449.55 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield4.46%Beta2.97 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Enerplus Corporation, together with subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and Canada. The company's oil and natural gas properties are located primarily in North Dakota, Montana, Colorado, and Pennsylvania; and Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. As of December 31, 2018, it had proved plus probable gross reserves of approximately 12.7 million barrels (MMbbls) of light and medium crude oil; 28.4 MMbbls of heavy crude oil; 167.2 MMbbls of tight oil; 21.1 MMbbls of natural gas liquids; 41.1 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of conventional natural gas; and 1,149.5 Bcf of shale gas. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 4.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingEnerplus has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $5.63, Enerplus has a forecasted upside of 178.5% from its current price of $2.02.Amount of Analyst CoverageEnerplus has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.2 Community Rank Outperform VotesEnerplus has received 410 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesEnerplus has received 502 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentEnerplus has received 55.04% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Enerplus and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe ERF will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe ERF will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipEnerplus is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.46%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthEnerplus has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Enerplus is 11.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Enerplus insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Institutions54.90% of the stock of Enerplus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Enerplus is -0.63, 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 Enerplus is -0.63, 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 RatioEnerplus has a P/B Ratio of 0.40. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.4Community Rank: 2.2Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.14 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Crude petroleum & natural gas Sub-IndustryN/A SectorOils/Energy Current SymbolNYSE:ERF Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1126874 Webwww.enerplus.com Phone403-298-2200Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.50 Current Ratio0.55 Quick Ratio0.55Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$945.62 million Price / Sales0.48 Cash Flow$2.17 per share Price / Cash Flow0.93 Book Value$5.00 per share Price / Book0.40Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.79 Net Income$-195,730,000.00 Net Margins-93.51% Return on Equity5.60% Return on Assets3.24%Miscellaneous Employees399 Outstanding Shares222,548,000Market Cap$449.55 million Next Earnings Date11/13/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $2.02 -0.04 (-1.94 %) (As of 09/19/2020 12:07 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive ERF News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for ERF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Enerplus (NYSE:ERF) Frequently Asked Questions How has Enerplus' stock price been impacted by COVID-19? Enerplus' stock was trading at $1.95 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ERF stock has increased by 3.6% and is now trading at $2.02. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Enerplus? 9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Enerplus in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Enerplus. When is Enerplus' next earnings date? Enerplus is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, November 13th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Enerplus. How were Enerplus' earnings last quarter? Enerplus Corp (NYSE:ERF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August, 7th. The oil and natural gas company reported ($0.14) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.07. The oil and natural gas company had revenue of $88.06 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $106 million. Enerplus had a negative net margin of 93.51% and a positive return on equity of 5.60%. View Enerplus' earnings history. How often does Enerplus pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Enerplus? Enerplus declared a monthly dividend on Friday, August 21st. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.0076 per share on Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.51%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. This is a boost from Enerplus's previous monthly dividend of $0.01. View Enerplus' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for ERF? 9 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Enerplus' shares. Their forecasts range from $3.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect Enerplus' share price to reach $5.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 178.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Enerplus. Are investors shorting Enerplus? Enerplus saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,900,000 shares, a decrease of 11.7% from the August 15th total of 5,550,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,100,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.5 days. Approximately 2.2% of the company's stock are short sold. View Enerplus' Short Interest. Who are some of Enerplus' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Enerplus include ARC Resources (AETUF), Murphy Oil (MUR), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Southwestern Energy (SWN), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Viper Energy Partners (VNOM), PDC Energy (PDCE), Comstock Resources (CRK), Matador Resources (MTDR), Antero Resources (AR), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), GENEL ENERGY PL/ADR (GEGYY), Talos Energy (TALO), Brigham Minerals (MNRL) and Vermilion Energy (VET). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Enerplus own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Enerplus investors own include Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), Pennsylvania R.E.I.T. (PEI), Cannabics Pharmaceuticals (CNBX), OrganiGram (OGI), Matinas BioPharma (MTNB), Golar LNG Partners (GMLP), KushCo (KSHB), DHT (DHT), ADMA Biologics (ADMA) and EnLink Midstream (ENLC). Who are Enerplus' key executives? Enerplus' management team includes the following people: Mr. Ian Charles Dundas B.Com., L.L.B., B.Comm., LLB, Pres, CEO & Non-Independent Director (Age 51)Ms. Jodine J. Jenson Labrie B.Comm, C.A., CBV, Sr. VP & CFOMr. Raymond J. Daniels, Sr. VP of Operations, People & CultureMr. Edward L. McLaughlin, Pres of U.S. Operations (Age 63)Mr. Nathan Douglas Fisher, VP of U.S. Devel. & Geosciences What is Enerplus' stock symbol? Enerplus trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ERF." Who are Enerplus' major shareholders? Enerplus' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Key Group Holdings Cayman LTD. (9.39%), Encompass Capital Advisors LLC (6.37%), Point72 Asset Management L.P. (3.44%), Letko Brosseau & Associates Inc. (2.33%), EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. (1.68%) and River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP (1.35%). Which major investors are selling Enerplus stock? ERF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Encompass Capital Advisors LLC, Caymus Capital Partners L.P., Letko Brosseau & Associates Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Bank of America Corp DE, EdgePoint Investment Group Inc., and Two Sigma Advisers LP. Which major investors are buying Enerplus stock? ERF stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Point72 Asset Management L.P., Key Group Holdings Cayman LTD., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Man Group plc, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp, River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP, Intact Investment Management Inc., and Bank of Montreal Can. How do I buy shares of Enerplus? Shares of ERF 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 Enerplus' stock price today? One share of ERF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.02. How big of a company is Enerplus? Enerplus has a market capitalization of $449.55 million and generates $945.62 million in revenue each year. The oil and natural gas company earns $-195,730,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.79 on an earnings per share basis. Enerplus employs 399 workers across the globe. What is Enerplus' official website? The official website for Enerplus is www.enerplus.com. How can I contact Enerplus? Enerplus' mailing address is THE DOME TOWER 3000 - 333 7TH AVENUE SW, CALGARY A0, T2P 2Z1. The oil and natural gas company can be reached via phone at 403-298-2200 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 9/21/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what's happening in the market right now with MarketBeat's real-time news feed. 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