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January 12th, 2022 | 13:17 CET

Energy stocks after oil price rise: BP, Saturn Oil + Gas, Shell

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The price of energy continues to be the focus of the public and investors in the new year. The price of WTI crude oil reached a new high for the year on Wednesday at almost USD 82.00 per barrel. Brent crude is currently trading at over USD 84.00 per barrel. Also, the price of Natural Gas of February 2022 contracts has increased today by 4.73% to 4.45 USD. The development in the commodity market also usually reflects in the balance sheets of producers.

time to read: 1 minutes | Author: Mario Hose
ISIN: Saturn Oil + Gas Inc. | CA80412L8832 , ROYAL DUTCH SHELL A EO-07 | GB00B03MLX29 , BP PLC DL-_25 | GB0007980591

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    Omicron displaces worries

    BP's stock is trading briskly on Tradegate today, gaining 1.70% to EUR 4.52, moving well away from the December 2021 low of below EUR 3.80. The European competitor Shell can record a price increase of 1.43% to EUR 21.56 and is also traded briskly. Within one month, the value of the share has risen by over EUR 3.00. The Corona pandemic seems to have lost its fright with the Omicron variant.

    Experts recommend share as a buy

    The share of the Canadian producer Saturn Oil & Gas was able to record a phased price increase of over 30% in the past four weeks. The share increased from a low of EUR 1.99 to a peak of EUR 2.70. Currently, the company's share price is unchanged from the previous day at EUR 2.50. Saturn was able to generate EBITDA of CAD 17.2 million in Q3 2021 with revenues of CAD 48.5 million. The company's market capitalization is around CAD 88 million at the current price of CAD 3.49. The analysts at GBC Research recently gave a price target of CAD 12.17 and the experts at Beacon Securities see the value at CAD 10.15 - both agree on the rating: BUY.


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