Veren (VRN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Veren Inc. explores, develops, and produces oil and gas properties in Canada and the United States. The company focuses on crude oil, tight oil, natural gas liquids, shale gas, and natural gas reserves. Its properties are located in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba; and the states of North Dakota. The company was formerly known as Crescent Point Energy Corp. and changed its name to Veren Inc. in May 2024. Veren Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.01 to $6.01
• 50-Day Range: $5.83 to $6.04
• 52-Week Range: $4.40 to $7.89
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 13.14 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.29
• Dividend Yield: 5.16%
• Price Target: $11.50
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Veren Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Veren scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 148th out of 268 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Veren has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Veren has a consensus price target of $11.50, representing about 91.3% upside from its current price of $6.01.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Veren has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -9.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Veren are expected to decrease by -9.57% in the coming year, from $0.94 to $0.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Veren is 4.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 297.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Veren is 4.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 40.69.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Veren has a P/B Ratio of 0.73. 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 VRN.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Veren is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.29%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Veren is 96.88%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Veren will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.47% next year. This indicates that Veren will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VRN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for VRN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Veren insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.30% of the stock of Veren is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.37% of the stock of Veren is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VRN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Veren's earnings last quarter?

Veren Inc. (NYSE:VRN) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.04. The firm earned $813.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $738.93 million. Veren had a net margin of 26.93% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.23%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Veren's major shareholders?

Veren's top institutional investors include Osaic Holdings Inc., Group One Trading LLC and Bank of Montreal Can.

What other stocks do shareholders of Veren own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Veren investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (VTIP), AbbVie (ABBV), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Invesco QQQ (QQQ).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/31/2024
• Today: 9/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VRN
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:VRN
• CIK: 1545851
• Web: www.vrn.com
• Phone: 403-693-0020
• Fax: 403-693-0070
• Employees: 777
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Veren: $11.50
• High Price Target: $13.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +91.3%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.39
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $422.48 million
• Net Margins: 26.93%
• Pretax Margin: 12.12%
• Return on Equity: 12.23%
• Return on Assets: 6.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.83
• Cash Flow: $2.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.38
• Book Value: $8.20 per share
• Price / Book: 0.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 611,817,000
• Free Float: 610,423,000
• Market Cap: $3.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93