TSE:WRG Western Energy Services (WRG) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy (From Gold Safe Exchange) (Ad) Free WRG Stock Alerts C$2.75 +0.04 (+1.48%) (As of 03/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's RangeC$2.75▼C$2.7650-Day RangeC$2.46▼C$2.8552-Week RangeC$2.20▼C$3.95Volume1,800 shsAverage Volume41,727 shsMarket CapitalizationC$93.06 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield7.27%Price TargetC$3.00 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades Get Western Energy Services alerts: Email Address Western Energy Services MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside9.1% UpsideC$3.00 Price TargetShort InterestN/ADividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.89Based on 3 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring SharesC$2.22 M Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.1.88 out of 5 stars 1.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingWestern Energy Services has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of C$3.00, Western Energy Services has a forecasted upside of 9.1% from its current price of C$2.75.Amount of Analyst CoverageWestern Energy Services has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next N/A Short Interest Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for WRG. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipWestern Energy Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.70%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthWestern Energy Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for WRG. Previous Next 3.3 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentWestern Energy Services has a news sentiment score of 1.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Western Energy Services this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week. Previous Next 4.2 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Western Energy Services insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$2,220,309.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders32.45% of the stock of Western Energy Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions50.14% of the stock of Western Energy Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Western Energy Services is -13.75, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Western Energy Services is -13.75, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWestern Energy Services has a PEG Ratio of 0.09. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWestern Energy Services has a P/B Ratio of 0.32. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Gold Safe ExchangeTrump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy Since 1924 — over one hundred years — the US dollar has lost nearly 18x its value. In other words, a dollar back then would buy $17.82 worth of goods in today's money. If you're planning on retiring any time soon…This poses a real problem.Protect your retirement savings from the inevitable devaluation of the dollar… About Western Energy Services Stock (TSE:WRG)Western Energy Services Corp. operates as an oilfield service company in Canada and the United States. It operates through Contract Drilling and Production Services segments. The Contract Drilling segment provides contract drilling services using drilling rigs and auxiliary equipment. The Production Services segment offers well servicing rig and related equipment, as well as rental equipment services. Western Energy Services Corp. is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.Read More WRG Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart WRG Stock News HeadlinesMarch 26, 2024 | insidertrades.comInsider Buying: Western Energy Services Corp. (TSE:WRG) Insider Buys 63,300 Shares of StockMarch 20, 2024 | insidertrades.comWestern Energy Services Corp. (TSE:WRG) Insider Sime Armoyan Purchases 21,200 SharesMarch 28, 2024 | Gold Safe Exchange (Ad)Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy Since 1924 — over one hundred years — the US dollar has lost nearly 18x its value. In other words, a dollar back then would buy $17.82 worth of goods in today's money. If you're planning on retiring any time soon…This poses a real problem.March 16, 2024 | insidertrades.comSime Armoyan Acquires 62,400 Shares of Western Energy Services Corp. (TSE:WRG) StockMarch 11, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Conflicted on These Energy Names: Western Midstream Partners (WES), AltaGas (OtherATGFF) and MEG Energy (OtherMEGEF)January 18, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Energy Services Corp. (WRG.TO)January 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWESTERN ENERGY SERVICES CORP. ANNOUNCES 2024 CAPITAL BUDGETNovember 16, 2023 | morningstar.comWestern Energy Services Corp WRGMarch 28, 2024 | Gold Safe Exchange (Ad)Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy Since 1924 — over one hundred years — the US dollar has lost nearly 18x its value. In other words, a dollar back then would buy $17.82 worth of goods in today's money. If you're planning on retiring any time soon…This poses a real problem.October 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comReturns At Western Energy Services (TSE:WRG) Are On The Way UpAugust 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAre Investors Undervaluing Western Energy Services Corp. (TSE:WRG) By 26%?August 6, 2023 | theglobeandmail.comClosing Bell: Western Energy Services Corp flat on Friday (WRG)July 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWESTERN ENERGY SERVICES CORP. RELEASES SECOND QUARTER 2023 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTSJune 9, 2023 | msn.comSTIFEL CANADA Maintains Western Energy Services (TSX:WRG) Hold RecommendationMay 22, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWe Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Western Energy Services (TSE:WRG)May 2, 2023 | theglobeandmail.comClosing Bell: Western Energy Services Corp flat on Thursday (WRG)April 25, 2023 | theglobeandmail.comClosing Bell: Western Energy Services Corp down on Tuesday (WRG)April 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWESTERN ENERGY SERVICES CORP. RELEASES FIRST QUARTER 2023 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTSApril 21, 2023 | theglobeandmail.comClosing Bell: Western Energy Services Corp up on Thursday (WRG)April 19, 2023 | theglobeandmail.comClosing Bell: Western Energy Services Corp flat on Tuesday (WRG)April 18, 2023 | theglobeandmail.comClosing Bell: Western Energy Services Corp up on Monday (WRG)April 15, 2023 | theglobeandmail.comClosing Bell: Western Energy Services Corp down on Friday (WRG)April 13, 2023 | theglobeandmail.comClosing Bell: Western Energy Services Corp down on Wednesday (WRG)April 12, 2023 | theglobeandmail.comClosing Bell: Western Energy Services Corp up on Tuesday (WRG)April 6, 2023 | theglobeandmail.comClosing Bell: Western Energy Services Corp flat on Wednesday (WRG)March 4, 2023 | msn.comPremier Alan Winde hosts series of Energy Digicons to outline WCG's resilience driveFebruary 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWESTERN ENERGY SERVICES CORP. RELEASES FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END 2022 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTSSee More Headlines Receive WRG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Western Energy Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings2/28/2024Today3/28/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)4/23/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeTSE SectorEnergy Industry Oil & Gas Drilling Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolTSE:WRG CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.wesc.ca Phone+1-403-9845916FaxN/AEmployees675Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetC$3.00 High Stock Price TargetC$3.00 Low Stock Price TargetC$3.00 Potential Upside/Downside+10.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)C($0.20) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio18.08 P/E Growth0.09Net IncomeC$-7,210,000.00 Net Margins-3.09% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity-2.30% Return on Assets0.38% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio38.97 Current Ratio1.66 Quick Ratio1.46 Sales & Book Value Annual SalesC$233.45 million Price / Sales0.39 Cash FlowC$0.31 per share Price / Cash Flow8.79 Book ValueC$8.67 per share Price / Book0.31Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares33,840,000Free FloatN/AMarket CapC$91.71 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.60 Elon Musk's Next MoveWondering when you'll finally be able to invest in SpaceX, StarLink, or The Boring Company? Click the link below to learn when Elon Musk will let these companies finally IPO.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Alex R. N. MacAusland (Age 55)President, CEO & Director Comp: $1.04MMr. Jeffrey Keith BowersSenior VP of Finance, CFO & Corporate SecretaryMr. Jack R. PepperVice President of Operations & Business Development of Stoneham DrillingMr. J. Aaron MacAuslandVice President of Operations of Horizon DrillingR. Ross ClancyVice President of Production ServicesMs. April WilliamsVice President of Human ResourcesMr. Peter John Balkwill CAVice President of FinanceMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsStampede DrillingCVE:SDICathedral Energy ServicesTSE:CETTenaz EnergyTSE:TNZQuesterre EnergyTSE:QECYangarra ResourcesTSE:YGRView All CompetitorsInsidersSime ArmoyanBought 63,300 shares on 3/21/2024Total: C$174,068.67 ($2.75/share)Sime ArmoyanBought 21,200 shares on 3/18/2024Total: C$58,300.00 ($2.75/share)Sime ArmoyanBought 62,400 shares on 3/14/2024Total: C$171,600.00 ($2.75/share)Sime ArmoyanBought 698,700 shares on 3/1/2024Total: C$1.82 M ($2.60/share)View All Insider Transactions WRG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Western Energy Services stock right now? 1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Western Energy Services in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" WRG shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WRG, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View WRG analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Western Energy Services' stock price target for 2024? 1 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Western Energy Services' stock. Their WRG share price targets range from C$3.00 to C$3.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach C$3.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for WRG or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have WRG shares performed in 2024? Western Energy Services' stock was trading at C$2.97 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WRG stock has decreased by 7.4% and is now trading at C$2.75. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. When is Western Energy Services' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 23rd 2024. View our WRG earnings forecast. How were Western Energy Services' earnings last quarter? Western Energy Services Corp. (TSE:WRG) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 28th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter. The business earned $56.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $55 million. Western Energy Services had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.30% and a negative net margin of 3.09%. Is Western Energy Services a good dividend stock? Western Energy Services (TSE:WRG) pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 8.70%. WRG has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Read our dividend analysis for WRG. What other stocks do shareholders of Western Energy Services own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Western Energy Services investors own include Calfrac Well Services (CFW), Trican Well Service (TCW), Bellatrix Exploration (BXE), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), AltaGas (ALA), Altius Minerals (ALS), Baytex Energy (BTE), B2Gold (BTO), Corus Entertainment (CJR.B) and How do I buy shares of Western Energy Services? Shares of WRG stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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