Advantage Energy Ltd. (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Advantage Energy Ltd. (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Advantage Energy in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Zacks Research raised Advantage Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered Advantage Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Natl Bk Canada downgraded Advantage Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised Advantage Energy from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th.

Advantage Energy Trading Up 1.2%

OTCMKTS AAVVF opened at $8.36 on Friday. Advantage Energy has a 12 month low of $5.54 and a 12 month high of $9.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.40 and a quick ratio of 0.40. The company has a market capitalization of $1.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.44 and a beta of 0.91. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $8.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.34.

Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.18. The company had revenue of $93.92 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.90 million. Advantage Energy had a net margin of 9.39% and a return on equity of 3.75%. As a group, research analysts predict that Advantage Energy will post 0.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advantage Energy Company Profile

Advantage Energy Ltd. is a Calgary-based exploration and production company focused on the development of natural gas, condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Montney formation of western Canada. The company holds and operates an extensive land position across northeast British Columbia and northwest Alberta, where it employs multi-stage fracturing and horizontal drilling techniques to optimize recovery from low-permeability reservoirs. Advantage Energy’s asset portfolio is structured to deliver stable gas production alongside enhanced liquids yields, supporting its strategy of balancing volume growth with cash-flow generation.

Advantage Energy’s operations are anchored in its core Montney acreage, where it has established several gas processing and compression facilities to gather, treat and market its production.