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The sale of Petrobras will be approximately 40% of its shares in the exploratory oil block On the Equatorial Margin
A Petrobras (PETR3 PETR4) informed on Tuesday, the 16th, that the sale of a 40% stake in two concessions in deep waters of the Potiguar Basin, in the so-called Equatorial Margin, which has attracted interest from the oil sector on account proximity to discoveries in Guyana.
Petrobras also informed that it has a 100% stake in the concessions BM-POT-17 – which includes the Evaluation Plan for the Discovery of the Pitu oil well – and POT-M-762_R15, and that it will continue as the operator of the partnership after the sale of its stake in the oil exploration block. In the region, Petrobras informed that it has a firm commitment to drill an exploratory oil well, the Pitu Oeste well, which is scheduled for the year 2023. In addition to this oil well, Petrobras plans to drill the Anhangá well (Oportunidade Exploratória Anhangá ) between 2023 and 2024.
The oil company also declared that the search for partnerships in these oil “goes hand in hand with the portfolio management strategy and the improvement of Petrobras' capital allocation, with a view to maximizing value and greater return to society”.
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Investors of Petrobras (PETR4) after paying dividends, profited around 28% and, according to analysts, more earnings are coming around
Those who invested in Petrobras shares (PETR3; PETR4) shortly after the announcement of the payment of BRL 87 billion in dividends gained more than 27%, according to data from the survey by Economatica/TC, after a request from the Money Times.
Between July 28th, the date of the pronouncement, and August 11th, the last day to participate in the “dividend train”, the ordinary shares of the oil distributor, PETR3, had a profit margin of 24,43%, already including earnings.
In the same period, Petrobras' preferred shares, PETR4, gave the oil market, oil and gas a margin of 27,96%, according to the survey.
Petrobras announced the payment of R$ 6,73 per share in dividends, where the first installment was paid on August 31 and the second will be paid on September 20 of this year, 2022. 12, the shares are already traded as “ex-dividends”.
Furthermore, according to analysts, more dividends from Petrobras are on the way. That's what Mirae Asset and Pedro Galdi say, according to them, Petrobras' share price remains attractive compared to its international peers.
Analysts also reinforce that the company should continue to distribute an “excellent level of dividends” in the next two quarters of 2022.
In the Reuters consensus, eight investment brokerages recommend the distribution of Petrobras' assets, with an average target price of R$ 39,06. Another 3 brokerages indicate keeping the papers.
Petrobras shares close up 1,15% this Tuesday, 16
Petrobras shares closed higher this Tuesday, the 16th, on the B3, the Brazilian Stock Exchange. Petrobras' preferred shares (PETR4), with prevalence in the distribution of dividends, increased from 0,91% to R$ 32,01. The common shares (PETR3), with the right to vote in the meeting, increased by 1,15%, to R$ 35,16.
The change in value occurred on the same day that the Ibovespa, the main index of the Brazilian Stock Exchange, had a variation of +0,43%, ending at 113.512,38 points.
Still in the economic scenario, the commercial dollar closed today, the 17th, with a variation of +0,96% against the real, quoted at R$ 5,141 on sale.
