Forest Oil Corp: (NYSE: FST)

$4.86

-0.02 (-0.41%)

Volume 3,434,009

May 23 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		4.60 - 4.89
	
		52wk Low - High
		4.05 - 9.32
	
		Previous Close
		4.88
	
		Avg. Volume
		4,702,946
	
		Industry
		OIL-US EXP&PROD
	
		Market Cap
		582.44 M
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		1.44
	
		PE (Forward)
		21.28
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.23
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            21.28
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            4.26
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            0.23
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.03
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.03
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-05-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            0.29
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            5.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Forest Oil Corporation is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, production and marketing of natural gas and crude oil in North America.  Forest Oil's principal reserves and producing properties are located in the United States in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Wyoming and in Canada in Alberta and the Northwest Territories (company press release).   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.03	0.07	0.23	0.79
Number of Estimates	11	11	14	13
Low Estimate	-0.03	-0.02	-0.03	0.38
High Estimate	0.09	0.12	0.37	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.02	0.10	0.41	0.23
EPS Growth	59.09%	-34.55%	-44.08%	243.54%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
FOREST OIL CORP	FST	4.88
ABRAXAS PETE/NV	AXAS	2.45
EPL OIL&GAS INC	EPL	30.32
SANDRDG MS T II	SDR	12.31
ANADARKO PETROL	APC	89.21
CHESAPEAKE ENGY	CHK	21.10
ENCANA CORP	ECA	19.31
EXCO RESOURCES	XCO	8.48
MCMORAN EXPLOR	MMR	16.83
NOBLE ENERGY	NBL	119.07

Sector:Oils-Energy>> Industry:OIL-US EXP&PROD

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Actavis, Warner Chilcott, Bill Barrett, Linn Energy and Forest Oil

May 22, 2013

Another Strong Natural Gas Storage Build

May 21, 2013

EIA Reports Above-Average Natural Gas Build

May 13, 2013

EIA's Mixed Natural Gas Storage Data

May 07, 2013

Forest Oil Beats Earnings, Lags YoY

May 07, 2013

Forest Oil, Schlumberger Shale Deal

Apr 15, 2013

Further Dent in Natural Gas Storage

Apr 15, 2013

Natural Gas Stocks Below 5-Year Avg

Apr 08, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	0.29
Sales	606
Net Income	-1,324
Price/Earnings	16.83
Price/Book	NA
Price/Cash Flow	1.72
Price/Sales	1.03

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News

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Actavis, Warner Chilcott, Bill Barrett, Linn Energy and Forest Oil - Pr Newswire

May 22, 2013

Forest Oil Q1 net loss increases - Datamonitor

May 21, 2013

Forest Oil Earnings Hindsight: Up 20.1% in Last 14 Days (FST) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 20, 2013

Forest Oil Earnings Hindsight: Up 20.1% in Last 12 Days (FST) - Financial News Network Online - Earnings Lookback

May 18, 2013

Forest Oil Makes a Move: Up 4.0% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 14, 2013

Pre-Market Analysis on FST, XCO, KWK, CNQ, and ROSE - Accesswire-Tnw

May 14, 2013

Upgrade Alert for Forest Oil (FST) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 10, 2013

Forest Oil Beats Expectations But Takes A Step Back Anyway - TheMotleyFool

May 7, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.28
ABR (Last Week)	2.28
# of recs in ABR	17
Average Target Price	8.04
Industry Rank by ABR	106 out of 265
Rank in Industry	15 out of 88

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Day Low - High	4.60 - 4.89
52wk Low - High	4.05 - 9.32
Previous Close	4.88
Avg. Volume	4,702,946
Industry	OIL-US EXP&PROD
Market Cap	582.44 M
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	1.44
PE (Forward)	21.28
Current Year Est.	0.23
Quarterly Earnings ESP	0.00%

PE (Forward)	21.28
PEG Ratio	4.26
Current Year Est.	0.23
Current Quarter Estimate	0.03
Most Accurate Estimate	0.03
Earnings ESP	0.00%
Next Earnings Report Date	08-05-2013
EPS Last Year	0.29
Expected Earnings Growth	5.00%

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Forest Oil Corp: (NYSE: FST)

$4.86

-0.02 (-0.41%)

Volume 3,434,009

May 23 04:00 PM ET

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