EnQuest (LON:ENQ) Trading Up 27% – Here’s Why

Posted by Stuart Ham on Jun 10th, 2026

EnQuest PLC (LON:ENQ – Get Free Report)’s share price traded up 27% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 24.75 and last traded at GBX 24.25. 107,977,680 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 768% from the average session volume of 12,444,629 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 19.10.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of EnQuest in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of EnQuest from GBX 25 to GBX 29 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 23.20.

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EnQuest Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £451.31 million, a PE ratio of 242.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.07 and a beta of 0.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 204.44, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 19.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 15.51.

EnQuest Company Profile

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EnQuest is providing creative solutions through the energy transition.

EnQuest is an independent energy company. We focus on mature late-life assets, responsibly optimising production to provide energy security. Where we can, we repurpose our infrastructure to deliver renewable energy and decarbonisation projects before executing world-class decommissioning.

Shares in the Company trade on the London Stock Exchange (ENQ.L).