How to buy Penn Virginia Corporation stock

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 87 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Penn Virginia Corporation share price

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Penn Virginia Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-23.

52-week range	$3.81 - $20.18
50-day moving average	$14.65
200-day moving average	$11.71
Wall St. target price	$20.60
PE ratio	0.9361
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$8.31

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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 $265.8 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	$261.7 million
Operating margin TTM	47.81%
Gross profit TTM	$227.1 million
Return on assets TTM	7.36%
Return on equity TTM	-84.67%
Profit margin	-118.69%
Book value	$14.00
Market capitalisation	$194.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Penn Virginia Corporation shares

There are currently 1.4 million Penn Virginia Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Penn Virginia Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 15.3% up from 1.2 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 559684.67741935). Penn Virginia Corporation's SIR currently stands at 2.48. In other words for every 100,000 Penn Virginia Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2480 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 0.09% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Penn Virginia Corporation shares in existence, roughly 90 shares are currently held short) or 0.1076% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Penn Virginia Corporation shares, roughly 108 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 $3.81 up to $20.18. 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 3.6273. 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, 2020, it had total proved reserves of approximately 126 million barrels of oil equivalent; and 532 gross productive wells, as well as owned approximately 98,300 gross acres of leasehold and royalty interests. Penn Virginia Corporation was incorporated in 1882 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. .

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 1.445% of Penn Virginia Corporation shares are held by insiders and 78.315% by institutions.

• How many people work for Penn Virginia Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 87 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