Enerplus Stock News

Enerplus Co. (NYSE:ERF) (TSE:ERF) fell 5.6% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $9.23 and last traded at $9.24. 302,856 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 84% from the average session volume of 1,952,094 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.79. Several brokerages have commented on ERF. Desjardins []

Enerplus (NYSE:ERF) and EQT (NYSE:EQT) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations. Profitability This table compares Enerplus and EQTs net margins, return on equity and return on assets. Net []

Enerplus (ERF) has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.

Enerplus Co. (TSE:ERF) (NYSE:ERF)s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of C$9.23 and traded as high as C$12.67. Enerplus shares last traded at C$12.28, with a volume of 2,065,965 shares changing hands. ERF has been the topic of several research analyst []

Enerplus Co. (TSE:ERF) (NYSE:ERF) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 4th, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 30th will be given a dividend of 0.041 per share by the oil and natural gas company on Wednesday, December 15th. This represents a $0.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.32%. The []

Enerplus Co. (TSE:ERF) (NYSE:ERF) Senior Officer Ian Charles Dundas bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$12.26 per share, for a total transaction of C$61,282.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now owns 304,852 shares of the companys stock, valued at []

Enerplus Corporation (ERF) shares closed today at 1.5% below its 52 week high of $10.77, giving the company a market cap of $2B. The stock is currently up 244.0% year-to-date, up 322.9% over the past 12 months, and up 42.0% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9%, and the S&P 500 fell 0.2%. Trading Activity Trading volume this week was 46.5% higher than the 20-day average.Beta, a measure of the stocks volatility relative to the overall market stands at 1.4. Technical Indicators The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was between 30 and 70.MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold. Market Comparative Performance The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Energy industry sector , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis Per Group Comparative Performance The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by 93.8% The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 102.2% This story was produced by the Kwhen Automated News Generator. For more articles like this, please visit us at finance.kwhen.com. Write to [email protected]. © 2020 Kwhen Inc.

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Enerplus (NYSE:ERF) (TSE:ERF) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, Zacks.com reports. The brokerage currently has $11.00 target price on the oil and natural gas companys stock. According to Zacks, Enerplus Corporation, formerly known as Enerplus Resources, is []

Enerplus (NYSE:ERF) and Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability. Profitability This table compares Enerplus and Chesapeake Energys net margins, return on equity and return on []

Enerplus (TSE:ERF) (NYSE:ERF) had its target price hoisted by research analysts at ATB Capital from C$12.25 to C$14.00 in a research report issued on Tuesday, BayStreet.CA reports. ATB Capitals target price suggests a potential upside of 4.09% from the stocks current price. Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on ERF. Raymond James lifted []

Enerplus (TSE:ERF) (NYSE:ERF) had its target price boosted by Scotiabank from C$13.50 to C$15.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday, BayStreet.CA reports. Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. National Bank Financial dropped their price target on Enerplus from C$14.00 to C$13.50 and set an outperform rating for []

Wall Street analysts expect that Enerplus Co. (NYSE:ERF) (TSE:ERF) will post $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Zero analysts have issued estimates for Enerplus earnings, with the lowest EPS estimate coming in at $0.50 and the highest estimate coming in at $0.58. Enerplus posted earnings of $0.08 []

Enerplus (TSE:ERF) (NYSE:ERF) had its target price increased by Scotiabank from C$13.50 to C$15.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning, BayStreet.CA reports. Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on ERF. National Bankshares reduced their price target on Enerplus from C$14.00 to C$13.50 and set an outperform rating on []

Enerplus Co. (TSE:ERF) (NYSE:ERF) Senior Officer Ian Charles Dundas bought 5,000 shares of the businesss stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 19th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$12.04 per share, for a total transaction of C$60,202.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 299,852 shares []

Tudor Pickering reiterated their buy rating on shares of Enerplus (TSE:ERF) (NYSE:ERF) in a research report released on Tuesday morning, Stock Target Advisor reports. They currently have a C$13.50 target price on the oil and natural gas companys stock. Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. National Bankshares lowered their price objective []