The stock price of Obsidian Energy Ltd (AMEX: OBE) has surged by 3.60 when compared to previous closing price of 4.30, but the company has seen a -2.09% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. newsfilecorp.com reported 2025-04-07 that Provides Update on Syndicated Credit Facility Calgary, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – April 7, 2025) – OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD. (TSX: OBE) (NYSE American: OBE) (“Obsidian Energy”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is pleased to announce that we have closed our previously announced divestiture of our operated Pembina assets (the “Pembina Assets”) to InPlay Oil Corp. (TSX: IPO) (“InPlay”) (collectively, the “Transaction”).
Is It Worth Investing in Obsidian Energy Ltd (AMEX: OBE) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for OBE is also noteworthy at 0.78. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for OBE is 69.39M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.15% of that float. The average trading volume of OBE on April 11, 2025 was 510.16K shares.
OBE’s Market Performance
The stock of Obsidian Energy Ltd (OBE) has seen a -2.09% decrease in the past week, with a -14.00% drop in the past month, and a -26.24% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 15.70%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.01% for OBE. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -17.20% for OBE’s stock, with a -25.20% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
OBE Trading at -16.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OBE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -50.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.01%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 15.70%, as shares sank -18.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.67% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OBE fell by -2.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -40.75% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.38. In addition, Obsidian Energy Ltd saw -23.06% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OBE starting from Faust Michael, who proposed sale 40,058 shares at the price of $6.08 back on Nov 07 ’24. After this action, Faust Michael now owns shares of Obsidian Energy Ltd, valued at $243,552 using the latest closing price.
Faust Michael, the Director of Obsidian Energy Ltd, proposed sale 40,058 shares at $5.77 during a trade that took place back on Sep 20 ’24, which means that Faust Michael is holding shares at $231,134 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OBE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.02 for the gross margin
The net margin for Obsidian Energy Ltd stands at -0.26. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value -12.89, with -9.03 for asset returns.
Based on Obsidian Energy Ltd (OBE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.2 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.25.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 430.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.79.
Conclusion
In summary, Obsidian Energy Ltd (OBE) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
