A Sustainable Dividend and Funds From Operations... Funds Flow from Operations is the important item to concentrate on here, IMO, asides from production rates, WTI, and of course any future production potential.
For 2Q 2024, FFO was $1.77 per share, more than enough to pay the dividend and continue buybacks. FFO was $1.45 for the same period in 2Q 2023. For the first 6 months of 2024 FFO was $3.20 compared to $2.94 for first 6 months of 2023.
I believe the selloff after 2Q results were overdone. There have been some analysts lowering their price targets due to the lower production in Arauca, but the financials speak for themselves. Watch for FFO for 3Q and hopefully some ongoing drilling success by year end.
Take any analyst targets with a grain of salt. They usually change them like the wind changes direction.