Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR) Sees Strong Trading Volume – What’s Next?

Greenfire Resources Ltd. (NYSE:GFR) shares saw strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 303,307 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 39% from the previous session’s volume of 218,465 shares.The stock last traded at $6.17 and had previously closed at $6.22.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GFR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. TD Securities upgraded Greenfire Resources to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. BMO Capital Markets raised Greenfire Resources from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $11.50 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Greenfire Resources in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on Greenfire Resources in a report on Monday, July 6th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Greenfire Resources presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $11.50.

Greenfire Resources Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The stock has a market cap of $778.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.13 and a beta of 0.19. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $6.06.

Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $123.86 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $107.41 million. Greenfire Resources had a negative return on equity of 3.50% and a negative net margin of 6.36%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Greenfire Resources

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GFR. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in Greenfire Resources by 6,363.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 56,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $333,000 after buying an additional 55,872 shares during the period. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. raised its holdings in shares of Greenfire Resources by 95.8% during the second quarter. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. now owns 3,296,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,704,000 after acquiring an additional 1,613,198 shares during the period. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in shares of Greenfire Resources by 14.0% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 607,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,806,000 after acquiring an additional 74,522 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Greenfire Resources in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $179,000. Finally, Cibc World Market Inc. acquired a new position in Greenfire Resources in the 4th quarter worth approximately $565,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.89% of the company’s stock.

About Greenfire Resources

Greenfire Resources Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, exploration, and operation of oil and gas properties in the Athabasca oil sands region of Alberta. The company operates the Tier-1 oil sands assets located in Western Canada. It utilizes steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) extraction technology, a situ thermal oil recovery process to recover diluted and non- diluted bitumen. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.