Tullow Oil (LON:TLW) Stock Price Up 12.3% – Time to Buy?

Tullow Oil plc (LON:TLW)’s share price rose 12.3% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 9.85 and last traded at GBX 9.58. Approximately 32,744,652 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 201% from the average daily volume of 10,871,180 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 8.53.

Tullow Oil News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Tullow Oil this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: No articles attached — please paste the items you want summarized so I can produce article-specific bullets and links.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market snapshot: shares are trading lower on high volume versus average, the 50-day MA (GBX 7.05) is below current levels while the 200-day MA (GBX 8.72) is near current levels; 52‑week range is GBX 3.51–21.50 and market cap is ~£146m. (This is from your supplied data.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Watch list of news topics that typically move TLW: oil price swings, production / appraisal updates, licence/asset sales, RNS guidance on cash/debt, and any equity or bond financing announcements.
• Negative Sentiment: Trading pattern: the combination of a share-price decline and a large intraday volume spike suggests selling pressure or position adjustments (reaction to news or increased risk aversion). This is likely the main driver of today’s share weakness.
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamentals raising investor caution: negative P/E, very low liquidity ratios (current ratio ~0.70, quick ratio ~0.63), and high leverage metrics imply refinancing, asset-sale or dilution risk — items that often depress sentiment absent reassuring updates from management.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Panmure Gordon dropped their target price on shares of Tullow Oil from GBX 7.80 to GBX 5.40 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Tullow Oil presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of GBX 12.85.

Tullow Oil Stock Down 5.6%

The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of -1,776.31. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 7.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 8.69. The stock has a market cap of £146.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.71, a PEG ratio of -0.19 and a beta of 2.08.

Tullow Oil Company Profile

Tullow is an independent energy company that is building a better future through responsible oil and gas development in Africa. Tullow’s operations are focused on its core producing assets in Ghana. Tullow is committed to becoming Net Zero on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030, with a Shared Prosperity strategy that delivers lasting socio-economic benefits for its host nations. The Group is quoted on the London and Ghanaian stock exchanges (symbol: TLW).

For further information, please refer to: www.tullowoil.com.