Is Veren Inc (NYSE: VRN) a smart move or a risky gamble for your portfolio?

In the latest trading session, 3.11 million Veren Inc (NYSE:VRN) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 2.12. With the company’s most recent per share price at $5.47 changing hands around $0.04 or 0.65% at last look, the market valuation stands at $3.36B. VRN’s current price is a discount, trading about -69.65% off its 52-week high of $9.28. The share price had its 52-week low at $4.39, which suggests the last value was 19.74% up since then. When we look at Veren Inc’s average trading volume, we note the 10-day average is 14.9 million shares, with the 3-month average coming to 8.70 million.

Veren Inc (NYSE:VRN) trade information

Instantly VRN is in green as seen in intraday trades today. With action -0.45%, the performance over the past five days has been red. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 6.33%, with the 5-day performance at -0.45% in the red. However, in the 30-day time frame, Veren Inc (NYSE:VRN) is 9.53% up. Looking at the short shares, we see there were 13.56 million shares sold at short interest cover period of 2.63 days.

Veren Inc (VRN) estimates and forecasts

Data shows that the Veren Inc share is performing relatively much not better than most of its peers within the same industry. As can be gleaned from the statistics, the company’s share value shot -31.60% over the past 6 months, a -61.68% in annual growth rate that is considerably lower than the industry average of -4.40%. Year-over-year growth is forecast to reach 1.32% up from the last financial year.

Consensus estimates given by 3 financial analysts project the company’s revenue in the current quarter to hit an average of 1B. 1 analysts are of the opinion that Veren Inc’s revenue for the current quarter will be 1.05B. The company’s revenue for the corresponding quarters a year ago was 1.01B and 1.11B respectively. According to analysts, the company will likely register a growth in its current quarter sales, forecast at -0.88%. The estimates for the next quarter sales put growth at -5.32%. The 2025 estimates are for Veren Inc earnings to decrease by -53.30%.

VRN Dividends

Veren Inc is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in February. The 6.12% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 0.33. It is important to note, however, that the 6.12% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision. During the past 5 years, the average dividend yield was 2.3 per year.

Veren Inc (NYSE:VRN)’s Major holders

Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Oct 31, 2024 were Franklin Value Investors Trust-Franklin Small Cap Value and DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio. With 17.31 shares estimated at $94.51 million under it, the former controlled 2.83% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio held about 1.71% of the shares, roughly 10.48 shares worth around $57.2 million.