
Laredo Petroleum is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. Laredo Petroleum shares (LPI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Laredo Petroleum employs 273 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2 billion.
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Laredo Petroleum stock price (NYSE: LPI)
Use our graph to track the performance of LPI stocks over time.Laredo Petroleum shares at a glance
Latest market close | $55.85 |
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52-week range | $45.70 - $120.86 |
50-day moving average | $55.44 |
200-day moving average | $69.25 |
Wall St. target price | $78.56 |
PE ratio | 1.0746 |
Dividend yield | $0 (0%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $44.75 |
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Laredo Petroleum price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $55.85 from 2023-01-25
1 week (2023-01-20) | 4.57% |
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1 month (2022-12-27) | 5.40% |
3 months (2022-10-27) | -13.10% |
6 months (2022-07-27) | -33.80% |
1 year (2022-01-26) | -19.88% |
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2 years (2021-01-27) | 135.75% |
3 years (2020-01-27) | 2,985.64% |
5 years (2018-01-26) | 459.06% |
Is Laredo Petroleum stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing Laredo Petroleum stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Laredo Petroleum's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Laredo Petroleum's P/E ratio
Laredo Petroleum's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 1x. In other words, Laredo Petroleum shares trade at around 1x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Laredo Petroleum's PEG ratio
Laredo Petroleum's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.0418. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Laredo Petroleum's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Laredo Petroleum's EBITDA
Laredo Petroleum's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.2 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Laredo Petroleum's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Laredo Petroleum financials
Revenue TTM | $2 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 43.22% |
Gross profit TTM | $919 million |
Return on assets TTM | 21.62% |
Return on equity TTM | 119.14% |
Profit margin | 35.99% |
Book value | $60.44 |
Market capitalisation | $808.6 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Laredo Petroleum share dividends
We're not expecting Laredo Petroleum to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Have Laredo Petroleum's shares ever split?
Laredo Petroleum's shares were split on a 1:20 basis on 1 June 2020. So if you had owned 20 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Laredo Petroleum shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 1900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Laredo Petroleum shares which in turn could have impacted Laredo Petroleum's share price.
Laredo Petroleum share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Laredo Petroleum's shares have ranged in value from as little as $45.7 up to $120.86. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Laredo Petroleum's is 3.3983. This would suggest that Laredo Petroleum's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.
Laredo Petroleum overview
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. , an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas, the United States. The company sells oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. As of December 31, 2021, it had assembled 166,064 net acres in the Permian Basin; and had total proved undeveloped reserves of 86,592 thousand barrels of oil equivalent. The company was formerly known as Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Laredo Petroleum, Inc. in December 2013.
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Laredo Petroleum is owned by insiders or institutions?Currently 6.587% of Laredo Petroleum shares are held by insiders and 85.604% by institutions. How many people work for Laredo Petroleum?
Latest data suggests 273 work at Laredo Petroleum. When does the fiscal year end for Laredo Petroleum?
Laredo Petroleum's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Laredo Petroleum based?
Laredo Petroleum's address is: 15 West Sixth Street, Tulsa, OK, United States, 74119 What is Laredo Petroleum's ISIN number?
Laredo Petroleum's international securities identification number is: US5168062058 What is Laredo Petroleum's CUSIP number?
Laredo Petroleum's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 516806106
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