Petrobras Stock Analysis – Key Insights and Trends

By Scott Lee • Saturday, May 04 15:08 • Permanent Link

Petróleo Brasileiro logged a -1.4% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $16.43 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. PBR's trading volume is 22,906,194 compared to the stock's average volume of 21,550,385.

Petróleo Brasileiro trades -4.86% away from its average analyst target price of $17.27 per share. The 11 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $13.4 to $21.2, and on average have given Petróleo Brasileiro a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying PBR should be aware of the facts below:

Petróleo Brasileiro has moved 59.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.4%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 3.57, Petróleo Brasileiro has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
PBR has a forward P/E ratio of 4.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.43 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -0.53 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Petróleo Brasileiro is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.56 compared to its sector average of 1.78
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras explores, produces, and sells oil and gas in Brazil and internationally.
Based in Rio de Janeiro, the company has 46,730 full time employees and a market cap of $107.99 Billion. Petróleo Brasileiro currently returns an annual dividend yield of 37.6%.

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