Santos (STOSF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Santos Ltd. (OTCMKTS:STOSF) is an Australian energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and processing of oil and natural gas. Its portfolio includes natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), condensate and crude oil, serving domestic and international energy markets.

Founded in 1954, Santos takes its name from South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search. The company has developed major projects across Australia, including operations in the Cooper Basin, Queensland and Western Australia, as well as LNG facilities connected with its natural gas production. Santos also has interests in Papua New Guinea and other regional energy projects.

In addition to its traditional oil and gas activities, Santos has pursued lower-carbon initiatives, including carbon capture and storage and other emissions-reduction projects. The company supplies natural gas to Australian customers and exports LNG to markets in Asia through projects such as Gladstone LNG and Darwin LNG.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.53 to $6.53
• 50-Day Range: $5.09 to $6.53
• 52-Week Range: $3.65 to $6.69
• Volume: 1,100 shs
• Average Volume: 8,022 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.59%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Santos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Santos scored higher than 7% 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Santos.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Santos is -1.01, 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. Sector

The P/E ratio of Santos is -1.01, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Santos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 77.04, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Santos has recently decreased by 58.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Santos is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.15

News Sentiment

Santos has a news sentiment score of 0.15. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Santos this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

20.72% of the stock of Santos is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:STOSF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.santos.com
• Phone: (188) 116-5000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,864
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• 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