EnQuest (OTCMKTS:ENQUF) Shares Gap Up – Here’s Why

EnQuest (OTCMKTS:ENQUF)’s share price gapped up before the market opened on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $0.34, but opened at $0.38. EnQuest shares last traded at $0.38, with a volume of 2,500 shares.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ENQUF. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of EnQuest in a report on Friday, June 5th. Zacks Research raised shares of EnQuest to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, EnQuest currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

EnQuest Stock Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average is $0.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $0.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.72.

EnQuest Company Profile

EnQuest plc is an independent oil and gas production company with core operations in the UK North Sea and Malaysia. The company focuses on the exploration, development and production of both onshore and offshore hydrocarbon reserves. In the UK, EnQuest’s portfolio includes a range of mature and brownfield assets such as the Magnus, Thistle, Thistle Alpha North and Kraken fields, where it applies enhanced recovery techniques to extend field life and optimise production. In Malaysia, EnQuest operates through its subsidiary, managing assets such as the North Sabah fields under production sharing contracts.

Founded in 2010 through the consolidation of Petrofac’s North Sea assets, EnQuest has grown through a combination of strategic acquisitions and in-house development projects.