On Wednesday, Following Stocks were among the “Top Priority Stocks” For Traders – Linn Energy (NASDAQ:LINE), LinnCo (NASDAQ:LNCO), Penn West Petroleum (USA) (NYSE:PWE), SM Energy (NYSE:SM)
Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) enhanced 2.38%, and closed at $12.06. The company holds the market capitalization of $3.95B. For the last twelve months, the stock was able to keep return on equity at -10.80%, while return on assets at –3.20%, in response to its return on investment at 1.00%. Its 20-day moving average gained 4.49%, above 50-day moving average of 6.57%, below 200-day moving average of -42.60% from the latest market price of $12.06. The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 2.70. (Where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Linn Energy LLC (LINE) an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires and develops oil and natural gas properties in the Unites States. Its properties are located in the Rockies, the Hugoton Basin, California, east Texas and north Louisiana, the Mid-Continent, the Permian Basin, Michigan/Illinois, and south Texas. As of December 31, 2014, the company had proved reserves of 7,304 billion cubic feet equivalent; and operated 19,591 gross productive wells. Linn Energy, LLC was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
LinnCo LLC (NASDAQ:LNCO) inclined 2.36%, and closed at $10.39. The company has the market capitalization of $1.30 billion. On the other hand the stock’s volatility for the week is 3.93%, and for the month is 4.32%. The stock’s price to book ratio is $1.03. Analyst’s mean recommendation regarding this stock is 2.50. (Where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
LinnCo LLC (LNCO) through its limited liability company interests in Linn Energy, LLC, focuses on the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Penn West Petroleum Ltd (USA) (NYSE:PWE) raised 2.34%, and closed at $1.75. The stock has price to sale ratio of 0.56, however, price to book ratio is 0.20. With recent incline, the year-to-date (YTD) performance reflected a -16.67% decline below last year. During the past month the stock lose -20.09%, bringing three-month performance to -22.22% and six-month performance to -74.75%. The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 3.80 (where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
Penn West Petroleum Ltd (USA) (PWE) explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas properties in western Canada. The companys properties are located in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories, Canada; and Wyoming, the United States. As of March 12, 2015, it operated a portfolio of opportunities in light oil in Canada covering a land base of approximately 4.5 million acres.
SM Energy Co (NYSE:SM) shares picked up 2.32%, and closed at $49.34. The stock volatility for the week is 4.60%, while for the month remained 5.49%. The company holds consensus target price of $61.39.
If we consider EPS growth of the company, then the company indicated the following observations:
The company showed 9.81 diluted EPS growth for trailing twelve months. However, YTD EPS growth remained 290.00% and Annual EPS growth for the past 5 years is considered as 52.20%.
The mean recommendation of analysts for this stock is 2.20. (Where 1=Buy, 5=Sale).
SM Energy Co (SM) an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil and condensate, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in onshore North America. It primarily has operations in the South Texas and Gulf Coast region, which focuses primarily on Eagle Ford shale program; Rocky Mountain region comprising the Bakken/Three Forks formations in the North Dakota portion of the Williston Basin; Permian region covering western Texas and southeastern New Mexico; and Mid-Continent region, which manages Haynesville and Woodford shale assets.
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