Serica Energy plc (LON:SQZ) Given Average Rating of “Buy” by Analysts

Serica Energy plc (LON:SQZGet Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 282.29.

SQZ has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 340 price objective on shares of Serica Energy in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 365 target price on shares of Serica Energy in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 310 target price on shares of Serica Energy in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd.

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Serica Energy Stock Up 3.2%

SQZ stock opened at GBX 263.82 on Friday. Serica Energy has a twelve month low of GBX 146 and a twelve month high of GBX 302.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.47. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 236.77 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 252.13. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.03 billion, a PE ratio of -20.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.05.

Serica Energy (LON:SQZGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 2 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Serica Energy had a negative return on equity of 0.62% and a negative net margin of 0.27%. Sell-side analysts expect that Serica Energy will post 30.373444 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Serica Energy Company Profile

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Serica Energy plc, an upstream oil and gas company, identifies, acquires, explores, exploits, and produces oil and gas reserves in the United Kingdom. The company holds 100% interest in the Keith oil field; 98% interest in the Bruce field; and 50% interest in the Rhum gas field located in the Northern North Sea, as well as 18% non-operating interest in the Erskine field located in Central North Sea. It also has 50% interest in the Columbus development; and 20% interest in the Skerryvore and Ruvaal prospects located in Central North Sea, as well as 100% interest in the North and South Eigg exploration prospects located in the Northern North Sea.

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