Atb Cap Markets Issues Optimistic Outlook for VET Earnings

Vermilion Energy Inc. (NYSE:VET) (TSE:VET) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Vermilion Energy in a research note issued on Thursday, March 6th. Atb Cap Markets analyst A. Arif now forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.38. Atb Cap Markets currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vermilion Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.22 per share.

Vermilion Energy Stock Performance

NYSE VET opened at $7.48 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $9.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.62. The stock has a market cap of $1.15 billion, a PE ratio of -2.00 and a beta of 1.97. Vermilion Energy has a fifty-two week low of $7.09 and a fifty-two week high of $12.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.25.

Institutional Trading of Vermilion Energy

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Vermilion Energy by 345.4% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 592,839 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $5,790,000 after purchasing an additional 459,746 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Vermilion Energy in the third quarter worth $1,947,000. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vermilion Energy in the third quarter worth $555,000. Alberta Investment Management Corp grew its stake in shares of Vermilion Energy by 12.8% in the fourth quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 719,000 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $6,764,000 after purchasing an additional 81,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP grew its stake in shares of Vermilion Energy by 72.8% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 1,040,076 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $10,162,000 after purchasing an additional 438,200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 31.91% of the company’s stock.

Vermilion Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.0903 dividend. This is a boost from Vermilion Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.83%. Vermilion Energy’s payout ratio is currently -8.82%.

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.