Advantage Energy Ltd. (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Advantage Energy Ltd. (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of research firms have issued reports on AAVVF. National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Advantage Energy from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Advantage Energy in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Zacks Research raised Advantage Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Advantage Energy from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, ATB Cormark Capital Markets lowered Advantage Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th.

Advantage Energy Price Performance

Shares of Advantage Energy stock opened at $7.37 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 0.40. Advantage Energy has a 52-week low of $5.54 and a 52-week high of $9.50. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $7.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $8.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.50 and a beta of 0.96.

Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.20). The firm had revenue of $130.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.72 million. Advantage Energy had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 3.30%. Equities research analysts forecast that Advantage Energy will post 0.19 EPS for the current year.

Advantage Energy Company Profile

Advantage Energy Ltd. is a Calgary-based exploration and production company focused on the development of natural gas, condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Montney formation of western Canada. The company holds and operates an extensive land position across northeast British Columbia and northwest Alberta, where it employs multi-stage fracturing and horizontal drilling techniques to optimize recovery from low-permeability reservoirs. Advantage Energy’s asset portfolio is structured to deliver stable gas production alongside enhanced liquids yields, supporting its strategy of balancing volume growth with cash-flow generation.

Advantage Energy’s operations are anchored in its core Montney acreage, where it has established several gas processing and compression facilities to gather, treat and market its production.