Tullow Oil (LON:TLW) Shares Up 14.1% – What’s Next?

Shares of Tullow Oil plc (LON:TLW) were up 14.1% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 17.52 ($0.23) and last traded at GBX 17.20 ($0.22). Approximately 175,336,875 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,210% from the average daily volume of 13,385,377 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 15.07 ($0.20).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TLW has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on Tullow Oil from GBX 35 ($0.45) to GBX 25 ($0.32) and set a “speculative buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Tullow Oil in a research report on Friday, March 21st.

Tullow Oil Price Performance

The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 17.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 20.89. The company has a market capitalization of £318.15 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.32, a P/E/G ratio of -0.19 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of -1,776.31.

About Tullow Oil

Tullow is an independent energy company that is building a better future through responsible oil and gas development in Africa. The Company’s operations are focused on its West-African producing assets in Ghana, Gabon and Côte d’Ivoire, alongside a material discovered resource base in Kenya. Tullow is committed to becoming Net Zero on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and has a Shared Prosperity strategy that delivers lasting socio-economic benefits for its host nations.