BMO raises target for Vermilion Energy stock to CAD 19.00

Published on 10/18/2026 at 12:46 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Second-quarter revenue reached CAD 563.07 million and EPS was CAD 0.86. Vermilion Energy stock carries a CAD 19.00 BMO target dated October 16, 2026.

Analyst revisions and operating figures

BMO Capital lifted its Vermilion Energy target to CAD 19.00 on October 16, 2026.
Second-quarter 2026 revenue reached CAD 563.07 million and earnings per share came to CAD 0.86.
Vermilion Energy had a CAD 2.8 billion market capitalization and a CAD 10.07 to CAD 20.31 52-week range on October 16, 2026.

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Vermilion Energy (ISIN CA9237251058) had its BMO Capital price target raised from CAD 17.00 to CAD 19.00 on October 16, 2026, while the bank kept a Market Perform rating, according to Investing.com. The revision followed stronger second-quarter operating figures and a series of analyst target changes.

Three target changes since October 9

The analyst sequence began on October 9, 2026, when CIBC raised its target from CAD 22.00 to CAD 23.00, according to Investing.com. On October 13, 2026, RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating with a CAD 22.00 target, as Markets Insider reported. BMO Capital then maintained Hold and lifted its target to CAD 19.00 from CAD 17.00 on October 16, 2026, according to Markets Insider.

What does CAD 19.00 mean?

The BMO target stood 1.88 percent above Vermilion Energy's CAD 18.65 last price on the Toronto Stock Exchange on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. The comparison is modest, but the sequence shows that target revisions were the immediate market story rather than a new corporate transaction.

Vermilion's second-quarter 2026 revenue was CAD 563.07 million and earnings per share were CAD 0.86, while the company posted a negative net margin of 24.01 percent, according to MarketBeat. The same report put the average 12-month target at CAD 19.75 and described the analyst consensus as Moderate Buy.

Operating results set the context

Production averaged 125,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the second quarter of 2026, exceeding the top of management's guidance range. Vermilion subsequently set full-year production guidance at 121,000 to 123,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day without increasing its capital budget, according to Investing.com.

Stock valuation and trading context

Vermilion Energy had a CAD 2.8 billion market capitalization and a CAD 10.07 to CAD 20.31 52-week range on October 16, 2026. Its return-of-capital target was 40 to 60 percent of excess free cash flow, giving the analyst revisions an operating and shareholder-return context.

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