Vermilion Energy Inc. (NYSE:VET) Shares Bought by XTX Topco Ltd

XTX Topco Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Vermilion Energy Inc. (NYSE:VET) (TSE:VET) by 426.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 53,448 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after acquiring an additional 43,291 shares during the quarter. XTX Topco Ltd’s holdings in Vermilion Energy were worth $588,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake in Vermilion Energy by 243.1% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 686,712 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $8,543,000 after acquiring an additional 486,567 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its holdings in Vermilion Energy by 613.5% during the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 364,139 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $4,410,000 after acquiring an additional 313,100 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Vermilion Energy by 10.5% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,786,251 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $33,602,000 after purchasing an additional 265,611 shares during the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Vermilion Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $2,231,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in shares of Vermilion Energy by 901.6% during the 1st quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 166,994 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,077,000 after purchasing an additional 150,322 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.91% of the company’s stock.

Vermilion Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VET opened at $9.86 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $10.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.14. The company has a market cap of $1.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.54 and a beta of 2.00. Vermilion Energy Inc. has a twelve month low of $8.70 and a twelve month high of $15.56.

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) (TSE:VET) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 31st. The oil and gas company reported ($0.38) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.69). The company had revenue of $350.04 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $376.54 million. Vermilion Energy had a positive return on equity of 5.99% and a negative net margin of 41.33%. Research analysts predict that Vermilion Energy Inc. will post 0.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Vermilion Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 27th will be paid a $0.088 dividend. This is a boost from Vermilion Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 27th. This represents a $0.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.57%. Vermilion Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently -12.59%.

Vermilion Energy Company Profile

Vermilion Energy Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas. The company has properties in West Central Alberta, southeast Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and West Pembina in Canada; Wyoming in the United States; southwest Bordeaux and Paris Basin in France; the Netherlands; Germany; Ireland; Croatia; Slovakia; and Australia.