Ovintiv Inc. [OVV] stock Resumed by Morgan Stanley analyst, price target now $44

Ovintiv Inc. [NYSE: OVV] plunged by -$0.38 during the normal trading session on Thursday and reaching a high of $47.74 during the day while it closed the day at $46.96. The company report on July 27, 2023 at 4:57 PM that Ovintiv Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial and Operating Results.

Strong Results Across Portfolio Drive Higher Full Year Production Guidance and Reduced Capital and Per Unit Cost Guidance.

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Ovintiv Inc. stock has also gained 1.51% of its value over the past 7 days. However, OVV stock has inclined by 37.75% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 2.22% and lost -7.39% year-on date.

The market cap for OVV stock reached $12.75 billion, with 273.86 million shares outstanding and 272.58 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.82M shares, OVV reached a trading volume of 3707719 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Ovintiv Inc. [OVV]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for OVV shares is $55.30 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on OVV stock is a recommendation set at 2.20. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Morgan Stanley have made an estimate for Ovintiv Inc. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Equal-Weight, with their previous recommendation back on July 18, 2023.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Ovintiv Inc. is set at 1.18, with the Price to Sales ratio for OVV stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.08. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.26, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.19. Price to Free Cash Flow for OVV in the course of the last twelve months was 7.89 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.40.

OVV stock trade performance evaluation

Ovintiv Inc. [OVV] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.51. With this latest performance, OVV shares gained by 0.64% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 2.22% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -11.11% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for OVV stock in for the last two-week period is set at 55.97, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 49.66, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 59.07 for Ovintiv Inc. [OVV]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 43.28, while it was recorded at 47.00 for the last single week of trading, and 43.06 for the last 200 days.

Ovintiv Inc. [OVV]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Ovintiv Inc. [OVV] shares currently have an operating margin of -4.19 and a Gross Margin at +4.37. Ovintiv Inc.’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -109.27.

Return on Total Capital for OVV is now -1.56, given the latest momentum, and Return on Invested Capital for the company is -41.78. Return on Equity for this stock declined to -88.57, with Return on Assets sitting at -33.91. When it comes to the capital structure of this company, Ovintiv Inc. [OVV] has a Total Debt to Total Equity ratio set at 208.81. Additionally, OVV Total Debt to Total Capital is recorded at 67.62, with Total Debt to Total Assets ending up at 55.37. Long-Term Debt to Equity for the company is recorded at 191.40, with the Long-Term Debt to Total Capital now at 61.98.

Reflecting on the efficiency of the workforce at the company, Ovintiv Inc. [OVV] managed to generate an average of -$3,182,150 per employee. Receivables Turnover for the company is 4.32 with a Total Asset Turnover recorded at a value of 0.31.Ovintiv Inc.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.40 and a Current Ratio set at 0.40.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Ovintiv Inc. [OVV] stock

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for OVV. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Ovintiv Inc. go to 13.10%.

Ovintiv Inc. [OVV]: Institutional Ownership

The top three institutional holders of OVV stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.31 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2089%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $170.67 trillion in OVV stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $150.98 trillion in OVV stock with ownership which is approximately 5.7381%.

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