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Oasis Petroleum (OAS) Shares are Down -6.62%

In other Oasis Petroleum news, Chairman Thomas B. Nusz sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 10th.

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During the last trading period, the peak price level of the share was $5.64; it means it is top price of day and down price level of the share was $5.42; it means minimum price of the day at which price share traded. Now shares have been rated as “Buy” from 6 Analysts.

In the past year Oasis Petroleum Inc.’s stock price has increased by 0% from 0.00 to 9.59. The 50 day moving average of NYSE:OAS is 8.68 and the 200 day moving average is 8.42. That puts the market capitalization at $1.74 bln.

Oasis Petroleum Inc., an independent exploration and production company, focuses on the acquisition and development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources in the North Dakota and Montana regions of the Williston Basin.

Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS) has risen 104.91% since January 25, 2016 and is uptrending. They now own 155.56 million shares or 0.09% more from 155.43 million shares in 2016Q1. The firm earned $179 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $184.47 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.38 earnings per share. That is compared with the $0.09 in earnings per share it reported during the same period a year ago.

Other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. The company has grown 7.27% in past 3 months and in the last five trades has moved down -0.28%.

Analysts await Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:SPN) closed up +0.23 points or 1.35% at $17.32 with 1.79 mln shares exchanging hands.

The number of Oasis Petroleum Inc. shares in issue is 180,430,000 which have a current share price of 9.59 bringing Oasis Petroleum Inc.’s market capitalisation to 1.73B Dollars. Finally, Encompass Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Oasis Petroleum during the fourth quarter valued at $32,350,000. Williams Capital Group advised their investors in a research report released on Aug 29, 2016. They set a “buy” rating and a $13.00 target price for the company. Analyst’s mean target price for Oasis Petroleum Inc. Ladenburg Thalmann Upgraded Oasis Petroleum on Jul 13, 2016 to ” Buy”, Price Target of the shares are set at $12.

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Based on rig count assumptions for 2017 and 2018, Williams expects year-over-year production of 6.8 percent and 12.2 percent, respectively, ahead of the consensus of 2.3 percent and 6.0 percent. Analysts have a mean recommendation of 2.40 on this stock (A rating of less than 2 means buy, “hold” within the 3 range, “sell” within the 4 range, and “strong sell” within the 5 range). The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.40. MCDERMOTT EDWARD H is one of the largest insider shareholders in Oasis Petroleum Inc.

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