Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) Insider Acquires C$473,040.00 in Stock

Athabasca Oil Co. (TSE:ATHGet Free Report) insider Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 43,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$10.80 per share, for a total transaction of C$473,040.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 898,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$9,700,560. This trade represents a 5.13% increase in their ownership of the stock.

Athabasca Oil Corporation also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Wednesday, August 19th, Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 46,200 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$10.82 per share, with a total value of C$499,884.00.
  • On Thursday, August 20th, Athabasca Oil Corporation acquired 45,500 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$11.02 per share, for a total transaction of C$501,410.00.
  • On Friday, August 21st, Athabasca Oil Corporation acquired 45,300 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$11.06 per share, for a total transaction of C$501,018.00.
  • On Monday, August 24th, Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 46,400 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$10.78 per share, with a total value of C$500,192.00.
  • On Tuesday, August 25th, Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 47,600 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$10.54 per share, for a total transaction of C$501,704.00.
  • On Wednesday, August 26th, Athabasca Oil Corporation purchased 46,900 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was bought at an average price of C$10.66 per share, for a total transaction of C$499,954.00.
  • On Friday, August 28th, Athabasca Oil Corporation acquired 49,100 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$10.67 per share, with a total value of C$523,897.00.
  • On Monday, August 31st, Athabasca Oil Corporation acquired 46,900 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$10.68 per share, with a total value of C$500,892.00.
  • On Monday, July 20th, Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 38,100 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was bought at an average price of C$10.73 per share, for a total transaction of C$408,813.00.
  • On Tuesday, July 21st, Athabasca Oil Corporation bought 38,900 shares of Athabasca Oil stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$10.79 per share, for a total transaction of C$419,731.00.

Athabasca Oil Price Performance

Athabasca Oil stock opened at C$10.79 on Friday. Athabasca Oil Co. has a 12 month low of C$5.98 and a 12 month high of C$12.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.95, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$10.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$10.57. The stock has a market capitalization of C$5.19 billion, a PE ratio of 22.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.51 and a beta of -0.23.

Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATHGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The oil and gas exploration company reported C$0.13 earnings per share for the quarter. Athabasca Oil had a return on equity of 12.57% and a net margin of 17.68%.The firm had revenue of C$306.54 million during the quarter. Equities analysts predict that Athabasca Oil Co. will post 0.5403473 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Athabasca Oil from C$12.00 to C$12.50 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Desjardins set a C$12.50 price objective on shares of Athabasca Oil and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a C$14.00 price objective on Athabasca Oil and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Athabasca Oil currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$11.50.

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Athabasca Oil Company Profile

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Athabasca Oil Corporation is a Canadian energy company with a focused strategy on the development of thermal and light oil assets. Situated in Alberta’s Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, the Company has amassed a significant land base of extensive, high quality resources. Athabasca’s light oil assets are held in a private subsidiary (Duvernay Energy Corporation) in which Athabasca owns a 70% equity interest. Athabasca’s common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol ‘ATH’.

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