The stock of Ovintiv Inc (NYSE: OVV) has increased by 4.68% when compared to last closing price of $39.28. Despite this, the company has experienced a 8.07% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-09 that OVV boosts free cash flow, trims debt and sees Montney gains, but commodity price volatility and execution risks pose challenges.
Is It Worth Investing in Ovintiv Inc (NYSE: OVV) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Ovintiv Inc (NYSE: OVV) is above average at 17.52x. The 36-month beta value for OVV is also noteworthy at 1.11. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for OVV is 258.54M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.54% of that float. The average trading volume of OVV on July 09, 2025 was 3.89M shares.
OVV’s Market Performance
OVV stock saw an increase of 8.07% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 10.96% and a quarterly increase of 24.83%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.83%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.14% for Ovintiv Inc (OVV). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.13% for OVV’s stock, with a 2.07% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OVV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OVV stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for OVV by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for OVV in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $51 based on the research report published on July 01, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OVV reach a price target of $57. The rating they have provided for OVV stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on March 26th, 2025.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Outperform” to OVV, setting the target price at $57 in the report published on March 24th of the current year.
OVV Trading at 9.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OVV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.04% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OVV starting from NANCE STEVEN W, who sale 5,501 shares at the price of $38.18 back on Jun 04 ’25. After this action, NANCE STEVEN W now owns 36,632 shares of Ovintiv Inc, valued at $210,028 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OVV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ovintiv Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 6.17, with 3.18 for asset returns.
Based on Ovintiv Inc (OVV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.58. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.67. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.07 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.92. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.21for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.43.
Conclusion
In summary, Ovintiv Inc (OVV) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
