Brokers Offer Predictions for Vermilion Energy Inc.’s FY2027 Earnings (TSE:VET)

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Vermilion Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 22nd. Atb Cap Markets analyst A. Arif now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.82 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $3.02. The consensus estimate for Vermilion Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.87 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Vermilion Energy’s FY2028 earnings at $2.83 EPS.

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 6th. The company reported C$1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of C$0.71 by C$0.59. The business had revenue of C$522.97 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$593.34 million. Vermilion Energy had a negative return on equity of 7.39% and a negative net margin of 12.98%.

VET has been the topic of several other reports. Raymond James cut their price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$26.00 to C$24.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$23.00 to C$21.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 8th. TD Securities raised Vermilion Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from C$18.00 to C$20.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 27th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$21.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$20.25 to C$22.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vermilion Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$21.54.

Vermilion Energy Stock Performance

Vermilion Energy stock opened at C$16.42 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of C$2.66 billion, a PE ratio of -11.32, a PEG ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.93. Vermilion Energy has a 1 year low of C$13.30 and a 1 year high of C$21.60. The company’s 50-day moving average is C$15.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$16.52.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Robert B. Michaleski purchased 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$14.94 per share, with a total value of C$149,400.00. In other Vermilion Energy news, Director Robert B. Michaleski acquired 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$14.94 per share, for a total transaction of C$149,400.00. Also, Senior Officer Jenson Jit-Chang Tan sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$16.50, for a total transaction of C$825,000.00. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Vermilion Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 28th were given a $0.12 dividend. This is a boost from Vermilion Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. Vermilion Energy’s payout ratio is currently -33.10%.

Vermilion Energy Company Profile

Vermilion Energy Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas. The company has properties in West Central Alberta, southeast Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and West Pembina in Canada; Wyoming in the United States; southwest Bordeaux and Paris Basin in France; the Netherlands; Germany; Ireland; Croatia; Slovakia; and Australia.