Similar to wise buying decisions, exiting certain underperformers at the right time helps maximize portfolio returns. Selling off losers can be difficult, but if both the share price and estimates are falling, it could be time to get rid of the security before more losses hit your portfolio.
AMZG : NYSE MKT : US$1.33
BUY
Target: US$6.00
COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
AMZG is an independent E&P company focused on
developing the Bakken and Three Forks shale oil
formations in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and
Montana. The company is based in Denver, CO.
Energy — Oil and Gas, Exploration and Production
CONSERVATIVE YET FLEXIBLE PLAN FOR ’15
Investment recommendation
We like AMZG for its inventory of relatively low-risk, high return Bakken
and Three Forks (TF) locations in the Williston Basin (WB). The
company has ~46.8K net acres in Divide County, ND, and while IP rates
and EURs are not as high as in deeper parts of the WB, lower costs
provide attractive rates of return. With new financing in place and the
stock getting essentially no credit for its undeveloped acreage at its
current price, we believe AMZG offers promising risk/reward.
Investment highlights
AMZG laid out what we believe to be a prudent base-case 2015
capital plan, in which it intends to run one rig starting at the end of
Q1/15 and keep it going for the rest of the year. That would yield 10
net wells and equate to ~$60M in capex. At that pace of
development, the company would be able to grow production as
2015 progresses; we estimate ~3.1 MBoe/d (47% growth) for 2015.
The company said it would think about scaling up activity at a ~$90
WTI oil price and could bring on a second rig quite quickly.
Following the positive results from the Eli well (405 Boe/d 30-day
IP), AMZG intends to use slickwater fracs for the Byron and Shelley
Lynn wells. Those wells are scheduled to be fracked in November.
The company estimates it will bring on 4 gross (3.7 net) operated
wells by the end of 2014. It could possibly add 2 additional gross
(1.3 net) wells if the Shelly and La Plata State are online in time.
Liquidity of $84M at the end of Q3 should be more than sufficient to
fund the $60M capex program.
Valuation
Our new $6 price target represents a 30% discount to a ~$8.40 NAV
Similar to wise buying decisions, exiting certain underperformers at the right time helps maximize portfolio returns. Selling off losers can be difficult, but if both the share price and estimates are falling, it could be time to get rid of the security before more losses hit your portfolio.
One such stock that you may want to consider dropping is American Eagle Energy Corporation(AMZG), which has witnessed a significant price decline in the past four weeks, and it has seen negative earnings estimate revisions for the current quarter and the current year. A Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) further confirms weakness in AMZG.
A key reason for this move has been the negative trend in earnings estimate trend. Although for the full year, we have not seen any estimates moving down or up in the past 60 days, the consensus estimate has moved lower, going from 25 cents a share a month ago to its current level of 21 cents.
Also, for the current quarter, American Eagle Energy has seen 1 downward estimate revision versus no revision in the opposite direction, dragging the consensus estimate down to 4 cents a share from 6 cents over the past 60 days.
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