06 September, 2017
Whiting Petroleum Corp.'s average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was -28.7 percent during the past 12 months. The stock's market cap is $1.66 billion.
Taking a glance at where the stock might be directed in the future, on a consensus basis, the sell-side has a 52 week price target of $8.26 on the stock, this valuation is based on 30 number of opinions. This volume capacity is dissimilar from 3 months average volume. The stock of AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) has "Hold" rating given on Thursday, September 10 by BB&T Capital. The oil and gas exploration company reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by $0.01. Beach Point Capital Management Lp who had been investing in Whiting Pete Corp New for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $1.66B market cap company.
The stock increased 0.98% or $0.32 on September 1, reaching $33.6. The stock traded at a volume of 12.14 million shares. Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE:WLL) has declined 20.87% since September 5, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 37.57% the S&P500.The move comes after 7 months positive chart setup for the $1.69 billion company. If Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:WLL) shares can stay above the price resistance around $4.55 a share, that could help propel Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:WLL) higher to the next line of resistance at $4.64 a share. Therefore 24% are positive. The Beach Point Capital Management Lp holds 2.17 million shares with $26.06 million value, down from 2.74 million last quarter.
Sanchez Energy Corporation (NYSE:SN), stock is trading $14.39 above the 52-week high and has displayed a high EPS growth of -20.55% in last 5 years. The rating was maintained by UBS on Thursday, July 30 with "Buy". Citigroup maintained the shares of WLL in report on Friday, July 21 with "Buy" rating. On Thursday, January 28 the stock rating was downgraded by Wunderlich to "Hold". The stock has "Hold" rating by BMO Capital Markets on Tuesday, August 29. Guggenheim downgraded the shares of WLL in report on Friday, July 31 to "Neutral" rating. Cowen and Company set a $8.00 target price on Whiting Petroleum Corp and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 18th. The Illinois-based Css Ltd Company Il has invested 0.03% in Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE:WLL).
Investors sentiment decreased to 1.17 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.05, from 1.34 in 2016Q3. 96 funds opened positions while 157 raised stakes. 240.79 million shares or 41.78% more from 169.84 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Tci Wealth Advisors holds 0% or 488 shares. Nuveen Asset Limited Co invested in 0% or 47,331 shares. Whiting Petroleum Corporation disclosed in a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Chairman, President and CEO Volker James J has acquired 10,000 shares of Whiting Petroleum Corporation (WLL) in trading session dated May. After this sale, 729,682 common shares of WLL are directly owned by the insider, with total stake valued at $3,341,944. Proxima Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Whiting Petroleum Corporation by 22.8% in the second quarter. The France-based Capital Fund has invested 0.02% in Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE:WLL). Strs Ohio invested in 0% or 40,100 shares. Price T Rowe Associates Incorporated Md has invested 0.01% of its portfolio in Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE). The average investment recommendation on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being a strong buy, 3 a hold, and 5 a sell) is 2.50, which implies that analysts are generally neutral in their outlook for WLL over the next year. Carl Domino holds 16,000 shares. Boston Prtnrs reported 0.01% stake. Kcg Holding reported 0.01% in Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE:WLL). That puts total institutional holdings at 311,849,711 shares, according to SEC filings. Sold All: 35 Reduced: 97 Increased: 93 New Position: 62. Trexquant Investment Ltd Partnership holds 161,300 shares or 0.31% of its portfolio. Bnp Paribas Investment holds 0.06% or 551,106 shares in its portfolio. SSR Mining Inc. (SSRM) shares have moved 4.78% in the week and 9.93% in the month. Viking Fund Mgmt Limited Liability Corporation stated it has 370,000 shares. Usca Ria Ltd Liability Com has 10,000 shares for 0.02% of their portfolio. Proxima Capital Management LLC now owns 860,000 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock valued at $4,739,000 after purchasing an additional 159,400 shares during the last quarter. (NYSE:PM) for 552,590 shares.
