Parex Resources (TSE:PXT) Insider Imad Mohsen Acquires 14,600 Shares

Parex Resources Inc. (TSE:PXTGet Free Report) insider Imad Mohsen purchased 14,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$27.37 per share, for a total transaction of C$399,602.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 139,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$3,818,142.37. This trade represents a 11.69% increase in their ownership of the stock.

Parex Resources Price Performance

PXT stock opened at C$26.98 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$26.43 and a 200-day moving average of C$21.73. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 0.18. Parex Resources Inc. has a 12 month low of C$12.17 and a 12 month high of C$30.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.51.

Parex Resources (TSE:PXTGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported C$0.07 earnings per share for the quarter. Parex Resources had a net margin of 19.59% and a return on equity of 9.34%. The business had revenue of C$284.35 million for the quarter.

Parex Resources Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 25th were issued a $0.385 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 18th. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.7%. Parex Resources’s dividend payout ratio is presently 42.29%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Parex Resources from C$28.00 to C$32.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Parex Resources currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$23.30.

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About Parex Resources

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Parex Resources Inc engages in exploration, development, and production of crude oil. The company brings technology utilized in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin to South American basins with large oil-in-place potential. Majority of the company’s properties are focused in Colombia, where it pays a royalty or tax to the government for its operations. Parex depends on a team of geologists and geophysicists, in partnership with technologies such as 3D seismic surveying, to help exploration efforts.

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