How to buy TransGlobe Energy Corporation stock

TransGlobe Energy Corporation is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares (TGA) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. TransGlobe Energy Corporation employs 69 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

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TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-03-10.

52-week range	$0.28 - $1.63
50-day moving average	$1.32
200-day moving average	$0.79
Wall St. target price	$2.17
PE ratio	2.4898
Dividend yield	$0 (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.48

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Is TransGlobe Energy Corporation under- or over-valued?

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

TransGlobe Energy Corporation's P/E ratio

TransGlobe Energy 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 2x. In other words, TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares trade at around 2x 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.

TransGlobe Energy Corporation's PEG ratio

TransGlobe Energy Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.35. 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 TransGlobe Energy 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.

TransGlobe Energy Corporation's EBITDA

TransGlobe Energy Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $30.2 million.

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

TransGlobe Energy Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$109.8 million
Gross profit TTM	$89.5 million
Return on assets TTM	-17.56%
Return on equity TTM	-45.89%
Profit margin	-75.33%
Book value	$1.92
Market capitalisation	$108.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares

There are currently 63,971 TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as TransGlobe Energy Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 90.9% up from 33,516 last month.

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

TransGlobe Energy Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

TransGlobe Energy Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 3.2 million). TransGlobe Energy Corporation's SIR currently stands at 0.02. In other words for every 100,000 TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 20 shares are currently held short.

However TransGlobe Energy Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case TransGlobe Energy Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0004% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares, roughly 0 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 TransGlobe Energy Corporation.

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TransGlobe Energy Corporation share dividends

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

Have TransGlobe Energy Corporation's shares ever split?

TransGlobe Energy Corporation's shares were split on a 1:5 basis on 20 May 1992. So if you had owned 5 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 TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 400% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted TransGlobe Energy Corporation's share price.

TransGlobe Energy Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, TransGlobe Energy Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.2815 up to $1.63. 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 TransGlobe Energy Corporation's is 2.7659. This would suggest that TransGlobe Energy Corporation's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

TransGlobe Energy Corporation overview

TransGlobe Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in Egypt and Canada. The company holds interests in four production sharing concessions, which include West Gharib, West Bakr, NW Gharib, and South Ghazalat, Egypt; and owns production and working interests in facilities in the Cardium light oil and Mannville liquid-rich gas assets in the Harmattan area of west central Alberta, Canada. TransGlobe Energy Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. .

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of TransGlobe Energy Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 8.623% of TransGlobe Energy Corporation shares are held by insiders and 28.088% by institutions.

• How many people work for TransGlobe Energy Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 69 work at TransGlobe Energy Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for TransGlobe Energy Corporation?

  TransGlobe Energy Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is TransGlobe Energy Corporation based?

  TransGlobe Energy Corporation's address is: 250 ? 5th Street SW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2P 0R4

• What is TransGlobe Energy Corporation's ISIN number?

  TransGlobe Energy Corporation's international securities identification number is: CA8936621066

• What is TransGlobe Energy Corporation's CUSIP number?

  TransGlobe Energy Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 893662106