Atb Cap Markets Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET)

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) – Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Vermilion Energy in a report released on Monday, May 6th. Atb Cap Markets analyst A. Arif now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.80 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.82. The consensus estimate for Vermilion Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Vermilion Energy’s FY2027 earnings at $3.06 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.14 EPS.

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

Several other brokerages also recently commented on VET. Raymond James cut their target price on Vermilion Energy from C$26.00 to C$24.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 19th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$21.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$20.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. TD Securities upgraded shares of Vermilion Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from C$18.00 to C$20.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 27th. Finally, Desjardins lifted their price target on shares of Vermilion Energy from C$20.00 to C$21.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$21.54.

Vermilion Energy Price Performance

Shares of VET opened at C$16.66 on Thursday. Vermilion Energy has a twelve month low of C$13.30 and a twelve month high of C$21.60. The company has a market capitalization of C$2.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.72. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$16.26 and a 200 day moving average of C$16.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.93.

Vermilion Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 28th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.88%. Vermilion Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently -33.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Senior Officer Jenson Jit-Chang Tan sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$16.50, for a total transaction of C$825,000.00. In other news, Director Myron Maurice Stadnyk bought 3,000 shares of Vermilion Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$16.10 per share, with a total value of C$48,300.00. Also, Senior Officer Jenson Jit-Chang Tan sold 50,000 shares of Vermilion Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$16.50, for a total transaction of C$825,000.00. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

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.