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The price of Ovintiv Inc (NYSE: OVV) closed at $39.84 in the last session, up 0.86% from day before closing price of $39.5. In other words, the price has increased by $0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.95 million shares were traded. OVV stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.7.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at OVV’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 512.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.43 and its Current Ratio is at 0.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.53.
BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its Market Perform to Outperform on March 24, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $55 to $57.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 04 ’25 when NANCE STEVEN W sold 5,501 shares for $38.18 per share. The transaction valued at 210,028 led to the insider holds 36,632 shares of the business.
NANCE STEVEN W bought 5,501 shares of OVV for $210,028 on Jun 04 ’25.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, OVV now has a Market Capitalization of 10240354304 and an Enterprise Value of 16816366592. As of this moment, Ovintiv’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.879 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.794.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for OVV is 1.09, which has changed by -0.0777778 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OVV has reached a high of $47.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.92%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, OVV traded on average about 3.74M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2967430 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 257.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 255.79M. Insiders hold about 0.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.42% stake in the company. Shares short for OVV as of 1753920000 were 7595316 with a Short Ratio of 2.03, compared to 1751241600 on 6878628. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7595316 and a Short% of Float of 3.8900003.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for OVV is 1.20, which was 1.2 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.030379748The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.25. The current Payout Ratio is 28.52% for OVV, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-13 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-01-27 when the company split stock in a 1:5 ratio.
