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Surge Energy Inc.

$ZPTAF·$671M·Oil & Gas Exploration & Production·Energy
$6.70+0.8%
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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Surge Energy Inc. is an energy company primarily focused on the exploration, development, and extraction of oil and natural gas resources across western Canada. Its operational portfolio includes significant stakes in key Canadian properties. These assets include the Greater Sawn Lake region in Northern Alberta, the Valhalla/Wembley area situated in northwestern Alberta, the Sparky fields stretching between Provost and Wainwright in eastern Alberta and western Saskatchewan, and the Shaunavon properties located southwest of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. As of December 31, 2021: In the Greater Sawn area, Surge Energy held an average working interest of roughly 84% across 123,884 net developed acres and approximately 83% in 68,031 net undeveloped acres, encompassing 362 net oil and 20 net gas wells. Within the Valhalla area, the company possessed an average 70% working interest in 22,920 net developed acres and about 72% in 10,680 net undeveloped acres, along with 100 net oil and 9 net gas wells. For its Sparky assets, Surge reported an average 90% working interest in 59,655 net developed acres and 98% in 47,398 net undeveloped acres, alongside 424 net oil and 6 net gas wells. Lastly, the Shaunavon properties included 185 net oil wells, where the company maintained an approximate 100% working interest over 24,249 net developed acres and 12,021 net undeveloped acres. The company was established in 1998, initially operating under the name Zapata Energy Corporation. It subsequently rebranded as Surge Energy Inc. in June 2010. Its corporate headquarters are located in Calgary, Canada.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Exploration & Production sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $ZPTAF.

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

No material change from last week — an outcome that compresses the upside price optionality that E&Ps have been pricing.

Industry benchmark

13-name peer basket
+39.2%YTD
+24.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
23.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
8.8%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
26.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
12.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
6.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
39.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$0.49$0.39+27.6%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$-0.18$0.05-475.0%
Q4 2025Mar 4, 2026$-0.05$0.04-240.0%
Q2 2025Jul 28, 2025$0.23$0.15+54.0%

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$210.9M+47.4%61.2%38.2%$0.70$62.5M
Q1 FY26$133.2M-18.3%30.4%23.5%$-0.25$15.2M
Q4 FY25$107.2M-35.0%18.4%11.0%$-0.07$18.0M
Q3 FY25$145.2M+10.3%51.0%16.9%$0.07$33.6M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$501.7M$483.1M – $520.3M$1.00$0.95 – $1.042
FY27$450.1M$436.1M – $464.2M$0.88$0.84 – $0.912
FY28$354.4M$342.2M – $366.6M$0.94$0.90 – $0.981

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.59%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-5.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+14.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 97.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.645-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.ListedOTCListed on an over-the-counter market (PNK / OTCQB / OTCQX), not a major exchange. Lower disclosure requirements and thinner liquidity.

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Surge Energy: Should Surge More In High Oil Price Environmentseekingalpha.com·62d agoSurge Energy Inc. (SGY:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·82d ago

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