The stock price of Ring Energy Inc (AMEX: REI) has surged by 2.68 when compared to previous closing price of 0.87, but the company has seen a 4.33% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-11 that Ring reduced its capex budget for the remaining three quarters of 2025 by nearly 50%. This increased its projected free cash flow for 2025 to around $52 million. Ring’s 2H 2025 oil production guidance was cut by 10%, due to the large reduction in development activity.
Is It Worth Investing in Ring Energy Inc (AMEX: REI) Right Now?
Ring Energy Inc (AMEX: REI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 2.53x compared to its average ratio. REI has 36-month beta value of 0.83. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for REI is 151.08M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.98% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of REI on May 13, 2025 was 2.07M shares.
REI’s Market Performance
REI’s stock has seen a 4.33% increase for the week, with a 4.04% rise in the past month and a -33.54% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.03%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.51% for Ring Energy Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.99% for REI stock, with a simple moving average of -36.46% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of REI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for REI stocks, with ROTH Capital repeating the rating for REI by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for REI in the upcoming period, according to ROTH Capital is $7.50 based on the research report published on August 01, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
ROTH Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see REI reach a price target of $4.75. The rating they have provided for REI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 14th, 2021.
REI Trading at -11.25% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought REI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -56.34% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.03%, as shares surge +14.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -23.43% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, REI rose by +6.85%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -52.88% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.8807. In addition, Ring Energy Inc saw -34.03% 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 REI starting from CRUM JOHN A, who purchase 50,000 shares at the price of $1.15 back on Apr 01 ’25. After this action, CRUM JOHN A now owns 564,125 shares of Ring Energy Inc, valued at $57,500 using the latest closing price.
McKinney Paul D., the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Ring Energy Inc, purchase 200,000 shares at $1.08 during a trade that took place back on Mar 10 ’25, which means that McKinney Paul D. is holding 2,966,054 shares at $215,200 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for REI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.43 for the present operating margin
- 0.7 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ring Energy Inc stands at 0.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 8.52, with 4.92 for asset returns.
Based on Ring Energy Inc (REI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.38. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 229.93 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.2. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.19for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.47.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Ring Energy Inc (REI) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
