Laredo Story

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USD 23.69 0.95 3.86%

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As many of us are excited about energy space, it is fair to concentrate on Laredo Petroleum within current market trends. As expected, Laredo Petroleum is starting to reaffirm its true potential as stockholders are becoming more and more confident in the future outlook. The returns on the market and returns on Laredo Petroleum appear somewhat related for the last few months. Fragile fundamental indicators of the company may also hint to signs of long-run losses for Laredo stockholders. The next fiscal quarter end is expected on the 31st of December 2020. The stock goes through an active upward rally.

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Should I shadow Laredo Petroleum (NYSE:LPI) stockholders?

Laredo Petroleum's average rating is Hold from 10 analysts. Do analysts base this consensus on technical analyses? We know that typical technical analysis utilizes price momentum, patterns, and trends looking at historical prices. It aims to identify signals based on Laredo Petroleum market sentiment investors' perception of the future value of Laredo. Let us look at a few aspects of Laredo technical analysis. Earning per share calculations of Laredo Petroleum is based on official Zacks consensus of 5 analysts regarding Laredo Petroleum's future annual earnings. Given the historical accuracy of 89.68%, the future earnings per share of the company is estimated to be 10.94 with the lowest and highest values of 10.81 and 11.17, respectively. Please note that this consensus of annual earnings estimates for the firm is an estimate of EPS before non-recurring items and including employee stock options expenses.

Using predictive technical analysis, we will analyze different prices and returns patterns and diagnose historical swings to determine the real value of Laredo Petroleum. In general, we focus on analyzing Laredo Petroleum stock price patterns and their correlations with different microeconomic environment and drivers. We also apply predictive analytics to build Laredo Petroleum's daily price indicators and compare them against related drivers such as momentum indicators and various other types of predictive indicators. Using this methodology combined with a more conventional technical analysis and fundamental analysis, we attempt to find the most accurate representation of Laredo Petroleum's intrinsic value. In addition to deriving basic predictive indicators for Laredo Petroleum, we also check how macroeconomic factors affect Laredo Petroleum price patterns. Please read more on our technical analysis page or use our predictive modules below to complement your research.

Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, frequently view the market will even out over time. This tendency of Laredo Petroleum's stock price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy. Please use the tools below to analyze the current value of Laredo Petroleum in the context of predictive analytics.

Please note, it is not enough to conduct a financial or market analysis of a single entity such as Laredo Petroleum. Your research has to be compared to or analyzed against Laredo Petroleum's peers to derive any actionable benefits. When done correctly, Laredo Petroleum's competitive analysis will give you plenty of quantitative and qualitative data to validate your investment decisions or develop an entirely new strategy towards taking a position in Laredo Petroleum.

How does Laredo Stands against Peers?

Analyzing Laredo Petroleum competition or peers my help you to expand the diversification possibilities of your existing portfolios and to get a better perspective on locking in new positions. Try to analyze the advantages of investing in traded instruments related to Laredo Petroleum across multiple sectors and thematic ideas. A good competitive analysis can cover a lot of different areas. But what areas to choose depends on who you are. The more exhaustive you are in your analysis, the more effective your competitive analysis will be.

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What do experts say?

Stock analysis is a method for investors and traders to make buying and selling decisions. By studying and evaluating past and current data, investors and traders attempt to gain an edge in the markets by making informed decisions. It is good to see analyst projects for Laredo Petroleum, but it might be worth checking our own buy vs. sell analysis

Laredo Petroleum exotic insider transaction detected

Legal trades by Laredo Petroleum insiders are very common, as founders, directors, or employees of any publicly traded firm often have stock or stock options. These trades are made public in the United States through the filing of Form 4 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Below entry was recorded recently and is publicly available as an insider trade:

Laredo insider trading alert for general transaction of common stock par value $0.01 per share (''common stock'') by James Levy, the corporate stakeholder, on 1st of December 2020. This event was filed by Laredo Petroleum Inc with SEC on 2020-12-01. Statement of changes in beneficial ownership - SEC Form 4 [view details]

Note, although insider trading is legal, in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Germany, for mandatory reporting purposes, corporate insiders are defined as a company's officers, directors, and any beneficial owners of more than 10% of a class of the company's equity securities.

Is Laredo Petroleum valued objectively by the market?

The entity has a beta of -0.4089. Let's try to break down what Laredo's beta means in this case. As the market goes up, the company is expected to outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Laredo Petroleum will likely underperform. The beta indicator helps investors understand whether Laredo Petroleum moves in the same direction as the rest of the market, and how volatile (i.e., risky) it is compared to the market (i.e., selected benchmark). In other words, if Laredo deviates very little from the market, it does not add much risk to the portfolio, but it also doesn't increase the expected returns. The modest gains experienced by current holders of Laredo Petroleum may encourage stockholders to take a closer look at the firm as it is trading at a share price of 12.42 on very low momentum in trading volume. The company directors and management have been quite successful in maneuvering the stock at opportune times to take advantage of all market conditions in November. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 30 days investing horizon is currently 5.77. The very high volatility is mostly attributed to the latest market swings and not very good earnings reports from some of the Laredo Petroleum partners.

Over 3 percent rise for Laredo Petroleum. What does it mean for stockholders?

Mean deviation is down to 4.17. It may hint to a possible volatility drop. Laredo Petroleum exhibits very low volatility with skewness of 1.3 and kurtosis of 6.03. However, we advise investors to further study Laredo Petroleum technical indicators to make sure all market info is available and is reliable.

Our Final Perspective on Laredo Petroleum

While some other entities under the oil & gas e&p industry are still a bit expensive, Laredo Petroleum may offer a potential longer-term growth to stockholders. The inconsistency in the assessment between current Laredo valuation and our trade advice on Laredo Petroleum is due to the recent market swings and your selection of investing horizon. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Laredo Petroleum.

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Laredo Story

USD 23.69 0.95 3.86%

How does Laredo Stands against Peers?

What do experts say?

Laredo Petroleum exotic insider transaction detected

Is Laredo Petroleum valued objectively by the market?

Over 3 percent rise for Laredo Petroleum. What does it mean for stockholders?

Our Final Perspective on Laredo Petroleum

About Contributor

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