Strong On High Relative Volume: Callon Petroleum (CPE)
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Trade-Ideas LLC identified
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) as a strong on high relative volume candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, Trade-Ideas identified Callon Petroleum as such a stock due to the following factors:
- CPE has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $14.9 million.
- CPE has traded 493,731 shares today.
- CPE is trading at 4.25 times the normal volume for the stock at this time of day.
- CPE is trading at a new high 3.07% above yesterday's close.
'Strong on High Relative Volume' stocks are worth watching because major volume moves tend to indicate underlying activity such as M&A events, material stock news, analyst upgrades, insider buying, buying from 'superinvestors,' or that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst. Regardless of the impetus behind the price and volume action, when a stock moves with strength and volume it can indicate the start of a new trend on which early investors can capitalize. In the event of a well-timed trading opportunity, combining technical indicators with fundamental trends and a disciplined trading methodology should help you take the first steps towards investment success.
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More details on CPE:
Callon Petroleum Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and gas properties properties in the Permian Basin in West Texas. CPE has a PE ratio of 10.8. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Callon Petroleum a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
The average volume for Callon Petroleum has been 1.6 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Callon has a market cap of $390.8 million and is part of the basic materials sector and energy industry. The stock has a beta of 2.03 and a short float of 10.5% with 1.77 days to cover. Shares are up 13.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
Analysis:
rates Callon Petroleum as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the stock has experienced relatively poor performance when compared with the S&P 500 during the past year.
Highlights from the ratings report include:
- The revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 19.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 45.1%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- The gross profit margin for CALLON PETROLEUM CO/DE is currently very high, coming in at 73.83%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of 49.35% significantly outperformed against the industry average.
- The debt-to-equity ratio is somewhat low, currently at 0.77, and is less than that of the industry average, implying that there has been a relatively successful effort in the management of debt levels. Even though the company has a strong debt-to-equity ratio, the quick ratio of 0.32 is very weak and demonstrates a lack of ability to pay short-term obligations.
- In its most recent trading session, CPE has closed at a price level that was not very different from its closing price of one year earlier. This is probably due to its weak earnings growth as well as other mixed factors. Despite the fact that it has already risen in the past year, there is currently no conclusive evidence that warrants the purchase or sale of this stock.
- Current return on equity exceeded its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a clear sign of strength within the company. In comparison to the other companies in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry and the overall market, CALLON PETROLEUM CO/DE's return on equity is significantly below that of the industry average and is below that of the S&P 500.
- You can view the full Callon Petroleum Ratings Report.
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