Tullow Oil (LON:TLW) Stock Price Down 30.1% – What’s Next?

Shares of Tullow Oil plc (LON:TLW) traded down 30.1% on Friday . The company traded as low as GBX 5.50 and last traded at GBX 5.96. 241,158,000 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 2,612% from the average session volume of 8,891,442 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 8.53.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on TLW shares. Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Tullow Oil in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price objective on shares of Tullow Oil from GBX 16 to GBX 10 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Tullow Oil from GBX 12 to GBX 6 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 15.33.

Tullow Oil Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -1,776.31, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 9.87 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 12.70. The company has a market cap of £84.88 million, a P/E ratio of -0.41, a PEG ratio of -0.19 and a beta of 2.08.

Tullow Oil Company Profile

Tullow is an independent energy company that is building a better future through responsible oil and gas development in Africa. The Company’s operations are focused on its West-African producing assets in Ghana, Gabon and Côte d’Ivoire, alongside a material discovered resource base in Kenya. Tullow is committed to becoming Net Zero on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and has a Shared Prosperity strategy that delivers lasting socio-economic benefits for its host nations.