Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) Insider Athabasca Oil Corporation Purchases 47,600 Shares of Stock

Athabasca Oil Co. (TSE:ATH) insider Athabasca Oil Corporation acquired 47,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$10.54 per share, for a total transaction of C$501,704.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 807,500 shares in the company, valued at C$8,511,050. The trade was a 6.26% increase in their ownership of the stock.

Athabasca Oil Corporation also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, August 19th, Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 46,200 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were bought at an average price of C$10.82 per share, with a total value of C$499,884.00.
• On Thursday, August 20th, Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 45,500 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$11.02 per share, with a total value of C$501,410.00.
• On Friday, August 21st, Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 45,300 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$11.06 per share, for a total transaction of C$501,018.00.
• On Monday, August 24th, Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 46,400 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$10.78 per share, for a total transaction of C$500,192.00.
• On Wednesday, August 26th, Athabasca Oil Corporation acquired 46,900 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$10.66 per share, for a total transaction of C$499,954.00.
• On Thursday, August 27th, Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 43,800 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$10.80 per share, for a total transaction of C$473,040.00.
• On Friday, August 28th, Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 49,100 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were bought at an average price of C$10.67 per share, with a total value of C$523,897.00.
• On Monday, August 31st, Athabasca Oil Corporation acquired 46,900 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$10.68 per share, with a total value of C$500,892.00.
• On Monday, July 20th, Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 38,100 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$10.73 per share, for a total transaction of C$408,813.00.
• On Tuesday, July 21st, Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 38,900 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$10.79 per share, for a total transaction of C$419,731.00.

Athabasca Oil Stock Up 4.0%

Shares of Athabasca Oil stock opened at C$11.05 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of C$5.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.51, a PEG ratio of -0.51 and a beta of -0.23. Athabasca Oil Co. has a one year low of C$5.98 and a one year high of C$12.86. The stock’s 50-day moving average is C$10.53 and its 200 day moving average is C$10.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.95, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.24.

Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The oil and gas exploration company reported C$0.13 EPS for the quarter. Athabasca Oil had a net margin of 17.68% and a return on equity of 12.57%. The business had revenue of C$306.54 million during the quarter. Equities research analysts anticipate that Athabasca Oil Co. will post 0.5403473 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Athabasca Oil from C$12.00 to C$12.50 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Jefferies Financial Group set a C$14.00 price objective on Athabasca Oil and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Desjardins set a C$12.50 price objective on Athabasca Oil and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$11.50.

Trending Headlines about Athabasca Oil

Here are the key news stories impacting Athabasca Oil this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Heavy insider buying signals confidence: Athabasca Oil Corporation acquired 417,700 ATH shares in nine transactions from Aug. 19 through Aug. 31, spending approximately C$4.50 million. The purchases were made at prices ranging from C$10.54 to C$11.06 per share, increasing the insider’s reported holdings to 994,200 shares. Repeated open-market purchases of roughly C$500,000 each can be viewed as a bullish signal about management’s confidence in the company’s valuation and outlook. Athabasca Oil insider transactions
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain cautious: Athabasca Oil received a consensus recommendation of “Hold.” The rating suggests analysts see a relatively balanced risk-reward profile at current levels rather than a clear catalyst for a stronger revaluation. Athabasca Oil receives consensus Hold recommendation
• Neutral Sentiment: Potential longer-term resource opportunity: Research indicates that oil-sands waste may contain critical minerals, which could eventually create additional value for companies operating in Canada’s oil-sands sector. However, the report does not identify a specific project, estimate economic benefits for Athabasca Oil, or provide a near-term earnings catalyst. Canada’s oil sands waste and critical minerals

About Athabasca Oil

Athabasca Oil Corp is an energy company. It is focused on the exploration, development, and production of light oil and liquids-rich natural gas. The company organizes its business under two operational segments, Light Oil and Thermal Oil. It generates maximum revenue from the Thermal Oil segment. Thermal Oil includes the exploration, development, and production of bitumen from sand and carbonate rock formations located in the Athabasca region of Northern Alberta.