Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras is a Brazilian state-controlled, integrated energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production, refining, transportation and marketing of oil and natural gas. Founded in 1953, the company plays a central role in Brazil’s energy sector and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro.

Petrobras produces crude oil and natural gas, with a major focus on Brazil’s deepwater and pre-salt offshore fields. Its operations also include refining and selling petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, liquefied petroleum gas and other petrochemicals. The company participates in natural gas processing, transportation and marketing, as well as biofuel-related activities and electricity generation.

Although Petrobras has historically maintained international operations, its business is primarily focused on Brazil. The company’s shares trade on the B3 exchange, and its American depositary receipts trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PBR.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.27 to $21.82
• 50-Day Range: $17.73 to $26.18
• 52-Week Range: $11.43 to $26.39
• Volume: 1.78 million shs
• Average Volume: 23.14 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $138.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.40
• Dividend Yield: 1.99%
• Price Target: $20.97
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 143rd out of 246 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -24.87%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras are expected to decrease by -24.87% in the coming year, from $5.99 to $4.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is 5.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is 5.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 24.38.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a PEG Ratio of 1.97. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a P/B Ratio of 1.87. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.82% of the float of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has recently increased by 48.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays a meaningful dividend of 1.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is 10.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.56% next year. This indicates that Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

28 people have searched for PBR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,610.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/11/2026
• Record date for 12/1 Dividend: 8/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/1 Dividend: 8/25/2026
• Record date for 12/29 Dividend: 8/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/29 Dividend: 8/25/2026
• Today: 11/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Oil & Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PBR
• CIK: 1119639
• Web: www.petrobras.com.br
• Phone: 552132244477
• Fax: 55-21-3224-6055
• Employees: 50,687
• Year Founded: 1953

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras: $20.97
• High Price Target: $24.80
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.96
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.61
• P/E Growth: 1.97
• Net Income: $19.63 billion
• Net Margins: 24.52%
• Pretax Margin: 33.26%
• Return on Equity: 30.61%
• Return on Assets: 10.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.64
• Current Ratio: 0.85
• Quick Ratio: 0.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $89.20 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.56
• Cash Flow: $5.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.27
• Book Value: $11.78 per share
• Price / Book: 1.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,444,370,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $139.33 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.33