Atb Cap Markets Has Pessimistic View of TSE:VET Q2 Earnings

Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSE:VET) (NYSE:VET) – Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vermilion Energy in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Atb Cap Markets analyst A. Arif now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.27) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.07. Atb Cap Markets currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vermilion Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.40 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Vermilion Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.13) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.28) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.26) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.26) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.67) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($1.12) EPS.

VET has been the subject of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Vermilion Energy from C$14.00 to C$16.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday. Desjardins lowered Vermilion Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the company from C$19.00 to C$14.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Vermilion Energy from C$16.00 to C$14.00 in a report on Thursday, March 6th. TD Securities lowered their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$14.00 to C$12.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, CIBC lowered their price objective on Vermilion Energy from C$17.00 to C$14.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vermilion Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$15.17.

Vermilion Energy Stock Performance

TSE:VET opened at C$8.94 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of C$9.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$12.27. Vermilion Energy has a 52-week low of C$7.29 and a 52-week high of C$17.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.61, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market capitalization of C$1.38 billion, a PE ratio of -1.68, a P/E/G ratio of -0.02 and a beta of 2.60.

Vermilion Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 15th were given a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This is an increase from Vermilion Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.82%. Vermilion Energy’s dividend payout ratio is -9.03%.

About Vermilion Energy

Vermilion Energy Inc is an international oil and gas producing company. It engages in full-cycle exploration and production programs that focus on the acquisition, exploration, development, and optimization of producing properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The majority of Vermilion’s revenue has derived from the production and sale of petroleum and natural gas.