Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) Trading Down 5.8% Following Analyst Downgrade

Advantage Energy Ltd. (OTCMKTS:AAVVF)’s stock price fell 5.8% during mid-day trading on Friday after ATB Cormark Capital Markets downgraded the stock from a strong-buy rating to a moderate buy rating. The company traded as low as $7.9016 and last traded at $7.9016. 10,698 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 77% from the average session volume of 46,096 shares. The stock had previously closed at $8.39.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Natl Bk Canada cut Advantage Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Advantage Energy from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating on shares of Advantage Energy in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Advantage Energy from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Advantage Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advantage Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Advantage Energy Trading Down 6.3%

The company has a quick ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $8.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.25. The firm has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.44 and a beta of 0.99.

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.