NuVista Energy Ltd. (TSE:NVA – Get Rating) Director Keith A.J. Macphail sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$10.63, for a total transaction of C$159,450.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 3,275,312 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately C$34,816,566.56.

Keith A.J. Macphail also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 9th, Keith A.J. Macphail sold 30,000 shares of NuVista Energy stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$10.54, for a total transaction of C$316,200.00.

NuVista Energy Stock Up 0.9 %

NVA stock opened at C$11.06 on Friday. The company has a market cap of C$2.53 billion and a P/E ratio of 4.87. NuVista Energy Ltd. has a 52 week low of C$4.06 and a 52 week high of C$14.29. The company's 50-day moving average price is C$10.51 and its 200 day moving average price is C$10.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.86.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Cormark lifted their target price on shares of NuVista Energy from C$18.00 to C$19.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 4th. CIBC lowered their target price on shares of NuVista Energy from C$18.00 to C$15.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 13th. Raymond James lifted their target price on shares of NuVista Energy from C$15.50 to C$17.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 5th. National Bankshares lowered their target price on shares of NuVista Energy from C$19.00 to C$16.50 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of NuVista Energy from C$15.50 to C$14.75 in a report on Thursday, August 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$14.28.

NuVista Energy Company Profile

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NuVista Energy Ltd., an oil and natural gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas reserves in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. It primarily focuses on the condensate rich Montney formation in the Wapiti area of the Alberta Deep Basin. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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