Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) Insider Riley Millar Frame Buys 3,750 Shares of Stock

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (TSE:PEY) insider Riley Millar Frame acquired 3,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$23.84 per share, for a total transaction of C$89,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 142,204 shares in the company, valued at C$3,390,143.36. This represents a 2.71% increase in their position.

Riley Millar Frame also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, June 25th, Riley Millar Frame sold 3,500 shares of Peyto Exploration & Development stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$23.90, for a total value of C$83,650.00.
• On Friday, June 19th, Riley Millar Frame sold 21,000 shares of Peyto Exploration & Development stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$24.42, for a total value of C$512,820.00.
• On Monday, May 25th, Riley Millar Frame sold 36,000 shares of Peyto Exploration & Development stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$26.32, for a total value of C$947,520.00.
• On Friday, April 17th, Riley Millar Frame acquired 1,550 shares of Peyto Exploration & Development stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$24.07 per share, with a total value of C$37,308.50.

Peyto Exploration & Development Stock Up 0.5%

TSE:PEY opened at C$23.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.62, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a current ratio of 1.37. The company has a market cap of C$4.87 billion, a PE ratio of 10.30, a PEG ratio of -0.46 and a beta of -0.53. Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. has a 52-week low of C$17.92 and a 52-week high of C$29.22. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of C$25.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$25.11.

Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported C$0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$426.40 million for the quarter. Peyto Exploration & Development had a return on equity of 16.78% and a net margin of 40.47%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Desjardins boosted their price objective on shares of Peyto Exploration & Development from C$27.00 to C$31.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Peyto Exploration & Development to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$26.08.

About Peyto Exploration & Development

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp (Peyto Exploration & Development) is an oil and gas company that involves in the exploration and development of natural gas. The company acquires, explores, develops and produces crude oil and unconventional natural gas reserves.