Parex Resources (TSE:PXT) Price Target Raised to C$30.00

Parex Resources (TSE:PXTGet Free Report) had its target price raised by analysts at Scotiabank from C$29.00 to C$30.00 in a report issued on Thursday,BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has a “sector perform” rating on the stock. Scotiabank’s target price suggests a potential upside of 15.52% from the company’s current price.

Parex Resources Price Performance

TSE PXT traded down C$0.23 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching C$25.97. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 196,316 shares, compared to its average volume of 913,451. The stock has a market cap of C$2.50 billion, a PE ratio of 4.36, a PEG ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 0.18. Parex Resources has a fifty-two week low of C$15.59 and a fifty-two week high of C$30.20. The company’s 50-day moving average is C$23.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$24.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.66, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 0.88.

Parex Resources (TSE:PXTGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported C$0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$284.35 million for the quarter. Parex Resources had a net margin of 53.09% and a return on equity of 27.68%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Imad Mohsen purchased 24,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$20.61 per share, with a total value of C$499,792.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 165,410 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$3,409,100.10. This represents a 17.18% increase in their position. Insiders own 1.64% of the company’s stock.

Parex Resources Company Profile

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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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