Advantage Energy Ltd. (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Advantage Energy Ltd. (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on AAVVF shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Advantage Energy in a report on Thursday, December 11th. ATB Cormark Capital Markets lowered Advantage Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Advantage Energy from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. National Bank Financial upgraded Advantage Energy from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Advantage Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th.

Advantage Energy Price Performance

Advantage Energy stock opened at $7.78 on Thursday. Advantage Energy has a 1 year low of $5.54 and a 1 year high of $9.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 0.40. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $7.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.24. The company has a market cap of $1.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.37 and a beta of 0.96.

Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.20). The company had revenue of $130.41 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.72 million. Advantage Energy had a return on equity of 3.30% and a net margin of 8.03%. Sell-side analysts predict that Advantage Energy will post 0.19 earnings per share for the current year.

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.