How to buy Penn Virginia Corporation stock | $11.63

Penn Virginia Corporation is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. Penn Virginia Corporation shares (PVAC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Penn Virginia Corporation employs 94 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$315.9 million.

How to buy shares in Penn Virginia Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Penn Virginia Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: PVAC. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Penn Virginia Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$11.63, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Penn Virginia Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Penn Virginia Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Penn Virginia Corporation share price

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Penn Virginia Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-30.

Latest market close	USD$11.63
52-week range	USD$0.99 - USD$32.3
50-day moving average	USD$9.7632
200-day moving average	USD$10.1157
Wall St. target price	USD$13.5
PE ratio	0.9361
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$8.314

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Is it a good time to buy Penn Virginia Corporation stock?

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Penn Virginia Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $11.63 from 2020-12-18

1 week (2021-01-12)	N/A
1 month (2020-12-23)	4.30%
3 months (2020-10-19)	N/A
6 months (2020-07-19)	N/A

1 year (2020-01-19)	N/A
2 years (2019-01-19)	N/A
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5 years (2016-01-19)	N/A

Is Penn Virginia Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Penn Virginia Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Penn Virginia Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Penn Virginia Corporation's P/E ratio

Penn Virginia Corporation'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, Penn Virginia Corporation 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.

Penn Virginia Corporation's PEG ratio

Penn Virginia Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.26. 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 Penn Virginia Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Penn Virginia Corporation's EBITDA

Penn Virginia Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$301.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Penn Virginia Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Penn Virginia Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$315.9 million
Operating margin TTM	44.76%
Gross profit TTM	USD$409.8 million
Return on assets TTM	8.16%
Return on equity TTM	-39.74%
Profit margin	-54.37%
Book value	$22.876
Market capitalisation	USD$158.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Penn Virginia Corporation shares

There are currently 1.8 million Penn Virginia Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Penn Virginia Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 0.1% down from 1.8 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Penn Virginia Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Penn Virginia Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Penn Virginia Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Penn Virginia Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Penn Virginia Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 754260.68376068). Penn Virginia Corporation's SIR currently stands at 2.34. In other words for every 100,000 Penn Virginia Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2340 shares are currently held short.

However Penn Virginia Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Penn Virginia Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Penn Virginia Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Penn Virginia Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.12% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Penn Virginia Corporation shares in existence, roughly 120 shares are currently held short) or 0.1545% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Penn Virginia Corporation shares, roughly 155 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Penn Virginia Corporation.

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Penn Virginia Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting Penn Virginia Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Penn Virginia Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Penn Virginia Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.99 up to $32.3. 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 (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Penn Virginia Corporation's is 3.6411. This would suggest that Penn Virginia Corporation's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Penn Virginia Corporation overview

Penn Virginia Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the onshore exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in the United States. It primarily operates wells in the Eagle Ford Shale field in South Texas. As of December 31, 2019, it had total proved reserves of approximately 133 million barrels of oil equivalent; and 510 gross productive wells, as well as owned approximately 100,200 gross acres of leasehold and royalty interests. Penn Virginia Corporation was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Penn Virginia Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.711% of Penn Virginia Corporation shares are held by insiders and 74.434% by institutions.

• How many people work for Penn Virginia Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 94 work at Penn Virginia Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Penn Virginia Corporation?

  Penn Virginia Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Penn Virginia Corporation based?

  Penn Virginia Corporation's address is: 16285 Park Ten Place, Houston, TX, United States, 77084

• What is Penn Virginia Corporation's ISIN number?

  Penn Virginia Corporation's international securities identification number is: US70788V1026

• What is Penn Virginia Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Penn Virginia Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 707882106