Analysts at UBS AG upped their target price on shares of Athlon Energy (NASDAQ:ATHL) from $36.00 to $42.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. UBS AG’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 10.67% from the stock’s previous close. Athlon Energy Inc (NYSE:ATHL) shares after opening at $38.45 moved to $39.66 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $38.81. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 10.89 and price to cash ratio as 28.84. Athlon Energy Inc (NYSE:ATHL) showed a positive weekly performance of 13.41%.
Stone Energy (NYSE:SGY) was downgraded by Zacks from an “outperform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report issued on Monday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. They currently have a $40.00 price target on the stock. Zacks‘s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 8.53% from the company’s current price. Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE:SGY) shares advanced 1.05% in last trading session and ended the day on $44.19. SGY return on equity ratio is recorded as 16.40% and its return on assets is 5.20%. Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE:SGY) yearly performance is 142.80%.
Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE:CPE) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of March 14th, there was short interest totalling 1,153,069 shares, an increase of 51.2% from the February 28th total of 762,421 shares, AR Network reports. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 856,438 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE:CPE) shares moved up 2.63% in last trading session and was closed at $8.98, while trading in range of $8.70-$9.30. Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE:CPE) year to date performance is 37.52%.
Gulfport Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:GPOR) reported first quarter 2014 production and provides an operational update. Gulfport currently estimates that first quarter 2014 production averaged approximately 27,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“BOEPD”), which excludes approximately 900 BOEPD during the first quarter attributable to the previously announced acquisition of Rhino Resources Partners LP (“Rhino”) interests in the Utica Shale.Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:GPOR) weekly performance is 6.44%. On last trading day company shares ended up $74.00. Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:GPOR) distance from 50-day simple moving average is 13.10%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $79.82.