Peyto Exploration & Development (PEYUF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. is a Calgary-based Canadian energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company focuses on exploiting liquids-rich natural gas opportunities in the Deep Basin and Brazeau areas of west central Alberta. Peyto’s integrated business model encompasses land acquisition, well planning, drilling, completion and production operations, supported by in-house technical, engineering and operations teams.

Since its incorporation in 1998, Peyto has concentrated its activities entirely within Alberta’s prolific Montney, Falher and Notikewin formations. The company holds substantial acreage positions in the Deep Basin region, where it applies modern completion techniques to optimize liquids recovery. Peyto transports its production through a network of third-party pipelines and market outlets, supplying natural gas, condensate and natural gas liquids to both domestic and export markets.

Leadership at Peyto is headed by President and Chief Executive Officer Ray Daniels, who co-founded the company in the late 1990s. The management team brings decades of experience in reservoir engineering, geology and midstream operations. Peyto’s board of directors comprises industry veterans with backgrounds in energy finance, corporate governance and resource development.

Committed to operational efficiency and disciplined capital allocation, Peyto emphasizes environmental stewardship, safety and community engagement. The company maintains an active monitoring and mitigation program to minimize its environmental footprint. Peyto also seeks to deliver value to its shareholders through a consistent program of cash distributions and transparent reporting practices.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.20 to $19.57
• 50-Day Range: $17.62 to $21.07
• 52-Week Range: $12.98 to $21.26
• Volume: 42,552 shs
• Average Volume: 124,113 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 12.70
• Dividend Yield: 5.90%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Peyto Exploration & Development Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Peyto Exploration & Development scored higher than 33% 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: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Peyto Exploration & Development has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Peyto Exploration & Development has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Peyto Exploration & Development is 12.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Peyto Exploration & Development is 12.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.20.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Peyto Exploration & Development has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 98.93, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Peyto Exploration & Development has recently increased by 6.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Peyto Exploration & Development is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Peyto Exploration & Development does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Peyto Exploration & Development is 74.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

Peyto Exploration & Development has a news sentiment score of 1.21. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Peyto Exploration & Development this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Peyto Exploration & Development insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

44.33% of the stock of Peyto Exploration & Development is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:PEYUF
• CIK: 1280727
• Web: www.peyto.com
• Phone: (403) 261-6081
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 53
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A