SandRidge Energy (SD) Stock Closed Lower Today After Oil Fell to Five Year LowBy twocents@thestreet (Sebastian Silva) NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of SandRidge Energy closed down 1.58% at $1.87 as crude oil prices tumbled on Monday, with global grades settling down more than $1 a barrel after an early rally fizzled and prices fell to their lowest levelsBy twocents@thestreet (Sebastian Silva) NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of SandRidge Energy closed down 1.58% at $1.87 as crude oil prices tumbled on Monday, with global grades settling down more than $1 a barrel after an early rally fizzled and prices fell to their lowest levels since May 2009, Reuters reports. WTI for February delivery fell 1.94% to $53.67 a barrel at 3:40 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Futures touched $53.52, the lowest level since May 2009. Brent was down 2.47% to $57.98. Separately, over the weekend, the law firm Pomerantz filed a class action lawsuit against the Oklahoma-based oil and gas company seeking to recover damages against defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Exclusive Report: Jim Cramers Best Stocks for 2015 STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. The complaint alleges that the defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the companys business, operational and compliance policies. TheStreet Ratings team rates SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC as a Sell with a ratings score of D+. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: We rate SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC (SD) a SELL. This is driven by a number of negative factors, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The companys weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its unimpressive growth in net income, weak operating cash flow, generally high debt management risk, generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself and feeble growth in its earnings per share. Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed against the S&P 500 and did not exceed that of the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. The net income has decreased by 19.6% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, dropping from -$20.44 million to -$24.44 million. Net operating cash flow has decreased to $140.34 million or 46.68% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing the cash generation rate to the industry average, the firms growth is significantly lower. Currently the debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93 is quite high overall and when compared to the industry average, suggesting that the current management of debt levels should be re-evaluated. Regardless of the companys weak debt-to-equity ratio, SD has managed to keep a strong quick ratio of 1.77, which demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs. Looking at the price performance of SDs shares over the past 12 months, there is not much good news to report: the stock is down 65.94%, and it has underformed the S&P 500 Index. In addition, the companys earnings per share are lower today than the year-earlier quarter. Naturally, the overall market trend is bound to be a significant factor. However, in one sense, the stocks sharp decline last year is a positive for future investors, making it cheaper (in proportion to its earnings over the past year) than most other stocks in its industry. But due to other concerns, we feel the stock is still not a good buy right now. SANDRIDGE ENERGY INCs earnings per share declined by 14.3% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has reported a trend of declining earnings per share over the past two years. However, the consensus estimate suggests that this trend should reverse in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC reported poor results of -$1.27 versus -$0.14 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($0.18 versus -$1.27). You can view the full analysis from the report here: SD Ratings Report STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. Click to view a price quote on SD. Click to research the Energy industry. facebook/pages/p/225252027684392
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:57:30 +0000
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