In a report issued on June 14, Scott Hanold from RBC Capital maintained a Buy rating on Earthstone Energy (ESTE), with a price target of $13.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $11.25, close to its 52-week high of $11.88.
According to TipRanks.com, Hanold is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 5.6% and a 45.5% success rate. Hanold covers the Utilities sector, focusing on stocks such as Centennial Resource Development, Whiting Petroleum Corporation, and California Resources Corp.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Earthstone Energy with a $13.38 average price target, representing a 24.0% upside. In a report released yesterday, Alliance Global Partners also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $16.00 price target.
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Based on Earthstone Energy’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $75.57 million and GAAP net loss of $5.83 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $45.14 million and had a net profit of $16.71 million.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 38 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of ESTE in relation to earlier this year.
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Earthstone Energy, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and gas preserves. Its primary assets are located in the Midland Basin of west Texas and the Eagle Ford Trend of south Texas. The company was founded on July 7, 1969 and is headquartered in the The Woodlands, TX.
