Valeura Energy (VLE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Valeura Energy Inc. is a Canadian public company engaged in the exploration, development and production of petroleum and natural gas in Thailand and Türkiye. The Company is executing a growth-oriented strategy, reinvesting into its producing asset portfolio while deploying capital toward further organic and inorganic growth across Southeast Asia. Valeura is committed to delivering value-accretive growth for all stakeholders, underpinned by high standards of environmental, social and governance responsibility.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$16.24 to C$16.65
• 50-Day Range: C$11.54 to C$16.60
• 52-Week Range: C$6.07 to C$16.65
• Volume: 598,587 shs
• Average Volume: 492,848 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.62
• Dividend Yield: 5.00%
• Price Target: C$19.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Valeura Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Valeura Energy scored higher than 50% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Valeura Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Valeura Energy has a consensus price target of C$19.50, representing about 17.5% upside from its current price of C$16.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Valeura Energy has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Valeura Energy is 28.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Valeura Energy is 28.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.39.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Valeura Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.92. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 VLE.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Valeura Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.00%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Valeura Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Valeura Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.55. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Valeura Energy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.32% of the stock of Valeura Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

19.08% of the stock of Valeura Energy is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: TSE:VLE
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.valeuraenergy.com
• Phone: +1-403-2377102
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 189
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Valeura Energy: C$19.50
• High Price Target: C$19.50
• Low Price Target: C$19.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 40.32
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$51.34 million
• Net Margins: 9.89%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.82%
• Return on Assets: 12.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 11.22
• Current Ratio: 2.78
• Quick Ratio: 3.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$669.05 million
• Price / Sales: 2.63
• Cash Flow: C$2.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.09
• Book Value: C$5.68 per share
• Price / Book: 2.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 106,164,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.76 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -1.41