Birchcliff Energy (OTCMKTS:BIREF) Sees Large Volume Increase – Still a Buy?

Shares of Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (OTCMKTS:BIREFGet Free Report) saw an uptick in trading volume on Friday . Approximately 223,100 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 108% from the previous session’s volume of 107,460 shares.The stock last traded at $4.49 and had previously closed at $4.4780.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on BIREF shares. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Birchcliff Energy to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. BMO Capital Markets lowered Birchcliff Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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Birchcliff Energy Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The firm has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.13 and a beta of 0.17. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $4.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.93.

Birchcliff Energy (OTCMKTS:BIREFGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $158.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $156.21 million. Birchcliff Energy had a return on equity of 3.08% and a net margin of 9.45%.

Birchcliff Energy Company Profile

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Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (OTCMKTS: BIREF) is a Canada-based exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Since its founding in 2000, Birchcliff has focused on developing natural gas, natural gas liquids and light oil resources in Western Canada. The company is publicly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the OTC Markets and maintains an integrated asset base to support its upstream and midstream activities.

The company’s core operations are concentrated in the Montney formation of northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta, one of North America’s largest unconventional resource plays.

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