Ovintiv Inc (OVV) stock hits $45.54: Is it a good time to buy or wait for a dip?

At the time of writing, Ovintiv Inc [OVV] stock is trading at $45.54, up 0.29%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The OVV shares have gain 6.60% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.29%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Ovintiv Inc [NYSE: OVV] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 13, 2025, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and also revised its price target to $54 from $55. On June 14, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $60 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $69 on April 10, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and reduced its price target to $58 on December 06, 2023. Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on November 22, 2023, and upped its price target to $52.

For the past year, the stock price of Ovintiv Inc fluctuated between $36.90 and $55.95. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $54.6 within the next 12 months. Ovintiv Inc [NYSE: OVV] shares were valued at $45.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 19.89% based on the average OVV price forecast.

Analyzing the OVV fundamentals

According to Ovintiv Inc [NYSE:OVV], the company’s sales were 9.65B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -25.08% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.38% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.25%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.26%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.21%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.64.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 45.09 points at the first support level, and at 44.63 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 45.85, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 46.15.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Ovintiv Inc [NYSE:OVV] has a current ratio of 0.52. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.52, while the Cash Ratio is 0.0. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.23, the price to book ratio is 1.11 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 6.04.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Mayson Howard John, Director, that happened on May 31 ’24 when 4000.0 shares were sold. Director, NANCE STEVEN W completed a deal on May 13 ’24 to sell 12000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Chhina Sippy bought 1600.0 shares on May 14 ’24.

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