Whiting Petroleum Corp. (WLL) is Trading Higher on Unusual Volume for March 25

Whiting Petroleum Corp. ($WLL) experienced unusually high volume on Mar. 25, as the stock gained 2.14% to a closing price of $31.57. The stock saw 19.43 million shares trade hands over the course of the day on 80,020 trades. Given that the stock’s average daily volume over the last month has been 10.75 million shares a day, this represents a pretty substantial spike over the norm.

Whiting Petroleum Corp. has a P/B ratio of 0.93. It also has a P/E ratio of 58.3. The stock has traded between $92.92 and $24.13 over the last 52-weeks, its 50-day SMA is now $34.42, and its 200-day SMA $59.29.

Whiting Petroleum Corp is an independent oil and gas company engaged in exploration, development, acquisition and production activities mainly in the Rocky Mountains and Permian Basin regions of the United States.

Headquartered in Denver, CO, Whiting Petroleum Corp. has 1,282 employees and is currently under the leadership of CEO James J. Volker.

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