Alert: Rating Downgrade (3/18/24)-Obsidian Energy Ltd (NYSEAMERICAN: OBE).

The Value Trend Rating for Obsidian Energy Ltd (NYSEAMERICAN: OBE) weakened recently from B to C reflecting eroding fundamentals and low Appreciation Potential. Details supporting this lower rating are included in our next report.

On 3/18/24, Obsidian Energy Ltd (NYSEAMERICAN: OBE) stock enjoyed a large increase of 3.0%, closing at $7.92. NORMAL trading volume accompanied the advance. Relative to the market the stock has been strong over the last nine months and has risen 12.3% during the last week.
With future capital returns forecasted to be in line with the cost of capital, OBE is expected to be Value Creation neutral.
Obsidian Energy has a current Value Trend Rating of C (High Neutral). With this rating, PTR's two proprietary measures of a stock's current attractiveness are providing inconsistent signals. Obsidian Energy has a good Appreciation Score of 77 but a neutral Power Rating of 44, triggering the High Neutral Value Trend Rating.