Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.33 EPS

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) (TSE:VET) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The oil and gas company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.33, Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $334.64 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $384.74 million. Vermilion Energy had a positive return on equity of 3.62% and a negative net margin of 34.30%.

Vermilion Energy Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of VET stock opened at $11.37 on Friday. Vermilion Energy has a twelve month low of $5.14 and a twelve month high of $12.00. The stock has a market cap of $1.74 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.72 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $9.56 and a 200 day moving average of $8.57. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Key Stories Impacting Vermilion Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Vermilion Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS beat — Vermilion reported $0.63 EPS vs. consensus $0.30, beating estimates and showing a swing to profitability vs. last year; that EPS beat is supporting investor sentiment. MarketBeat earnings / press release
• Positive Sentiment: Operational strength — Company announced record annual production, strong reserve recycle ratios and Q4 production that exceeded guidance, reinforcing the outlook for fund flows from operations. PR Newswire: Record production
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increase — Vermilion declared a C$0.135/share cash dividend (4% increase), its fifth straight annual raise, which supports income‑oriented investors and signals management confidence in cash flow. PR Newswire: Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Upside from analysts — RBC raised its price target to $15 (sector perform), implying meaningful upside versus recent levels and adding support to the stock. Benzinga: RBC price target
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish research notes — recent Seeking Alpha pieces highlight Vermilion as a deep‑value natural gas play with improving balance sheet metrics and production mix, which can attract value investors. Seeking Alpha: Deep value thesis
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst rating stability — TD Securities reaffirmed a hold; that keeps some investors on the sidelines despite upbeat operational news. Zacks / TD note
• Neutral Sentiment: Conference materials available — investors can review the Q4 press release, slide deck and conference call to dig into guidance and cash‑flow details; these details will influence medium‑term positioning. Slide deck / conference call
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue miss and margins — Q4 revenue came in below consensus ($334M vs. ~384M) and the company still reported a negative net margin, which creates concern about topline strength and earnings sustainability. Earnings release (revenue / margin)
• Negative Sentiment: Noisy third‑party headlines — a QuiverQuant summary published extreme, likely erroneous numeric extracts and noted a post‑earnings share decline; such reports can amplify short‑term volatility and investor confusion. QuiverQuant: post‑earnings coverage

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in Vermilion Energy by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 11,846 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 1,289 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming raised its stake in shares of Vermilion Energy by 24.3% during the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 8,929 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $74,000 after buying an additional 1,747 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vermilion Energy by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 62,979 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $525,000 after buying an additional 1,950 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC grew its stake in Vermilion Energy by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 47,694 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 2,691 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its position in Vermilion Energy by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 254,312 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,119,000 after acquiring an additional 3,908 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.91% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VET has been the subject of several research analyst reports. TD Securities reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Vermilion Energy in a research report on Thursday. Zacks Research raised shares of Vermilion Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Vermilion Energy from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Vermilion Energy in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Vermilion Energy in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.00.

About Vermilion Energy

Vermilion Energy Inc is a Canadian-based international oil and gas producer headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Established in 1994, the company focuses on the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas reserves through its wholly owned and joint venture assets. Vermilion’s upstream operations target a balance of oil and gas projects across various regions, with an emphasis on high-quality resource plays that can deliver stable cash flow and long-term reserves replacement.

Vermilion’s product portfolio includes light and medium crude oil, heavy oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs).