Tullow Oil (LON:TLW) Trading 6.6% Higher – Here’s Why

Tullow Oil plc (LON:TLW) traded up 6.6% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 6.28 and last traded at GBX 6.11. 6,465,417 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 39% from the average session volume of 10,522,629 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 5.73.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TLW. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Tullow Oil from GBX 12 to GBX 6 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Panmure Gordon lowered their target price on Tullow Oil from GBX 7.80 to GBX 5.40 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Tullow Oil in a research note on Friday, September 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Tullow Oil has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of GBX 12.85.

Tullow Oil Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £90.12 million, a PE ratio of -0.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.19 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of -1,776.31. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 7.39 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 10.99.

Tullow Oil Company Profile

Tullow is an independent energy company that is building a better future through responsible oil and gas development in Africa. Tullow’s operations are focused on its core producing assets in Ghana. Tullow is committed to becoming Net Zero on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030, with a Shared Prosperity strategy that delivers lasting socio-economic benefits for its host nations. The Group is quoted on the London and Ghanaian stock exchanges (symbol: TLW).

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