BMO Capital Markets Boosts Parex Resources (TSE:PXT) Price Target to C$16.00

Parex Resources (TSE:PXTGet Free Report) had its target price lifted by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from C$14.00 to C$16.00 in a report issued on Wednesday,BayStreet.CA reports. BMO Capital Markets’ price objective would suggest a potential upside of 6.45% from the company’s current price.

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on Parex Resources from C$17.00 to C$15.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Parex Resources presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$22.08.

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Parex Resources Stock Down 0.9 %

PXT stock traded down C$0.13 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching C$15.03. 567,194 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 494,109. The stock has a market cap of C$1.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.43. Parex Resources has a fifty-two week low of C$11.33 and a fifty-two week high of C$24.88. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is C$14.44 and its 200 day moving average price is C$15.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.90.

Insider Buying and Selling at Parex Resources

In other Parex Resources news, Senior Officer Cam Grainger bought 13,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$13.45 per share, with a total value of C$181,575.00. Company insiders own 1.64% of the company’s stock.

About Parex Resources

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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.

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