Businesses that work in the extraction, refining and delivery of energy sources such as natural gas, oil, uranium and coal, are considered energy stocks.
Resource and commodity stocks in general should make up only a limited portion of your portfolio—say less than 20% for a conservative investor or as much as 30% for an aggressive investor. And as part of that segment, energy stocks could make up, say half of that total. The rest could be fertilizer stocks, mining stocks and so on.
Oil and gas stocks have been below-average performers lately, and many investors are tempted to get out of the industry altogether. However, the energy sector can play a crucial role in your portfolio as a hedge against inflation. The low inflation rates of the past couple of decades deserve some of the blame for the poor performance of the sector. However, energy stocks will likely rebound in years to come as the global economy recovers.
Invest mainly in well-established companies;
Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; Utilities);
Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.
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TC ENERGY INC., $49.10, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $48.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 7.6%; www.tcenergy.com.) has proposed building a new pumped storage hydro power project near Meaford, Ontario. The system would pump water from Georgian Bay… Read More
OVINTIV INC., $64.14, is a buy. The energy producer (Toronto symbol OVV; Shares outstanding: 273.9 million; Market cap: $17.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.5%) recently paid private equity firm EnCap Investments L.P. $4.4 billion U.S. (73% in cash, 27% in shares) for 1,050 wells in the… Read More
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IMPERIAL OIL LTD., $69.74, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IMO; Shares outstanding: 584.2 million; Market cap: $41.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.9%; www.imperialoil.ca) gets about 90% of its production from oil sands operations in Alberta. Imperial also has conventional oil and gas operations in… Read More
CHEVRON CORP. $161 is a buy. The company (New York symbol CVX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $305.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.chevron.com) is the second-largest integrated oil producer in the U.S. by revenue after ExxonMobil… Read More
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IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $65 is a buy. This company (Toronto symbol IMO; Conservative and Income Growth Portfolios, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 584.2 million; Market cap: $38.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.imperialoil.ca) gets about 90% of its production from oil sands operations in… Read More
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OVINTIV INC., $50.35, is a buy. The energy producer (Toronto symbol OVV; Shares outstanding: 276.3 million; Market cap: $13.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend… Read More
OVINTIV INC. $51 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol OVV; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 244.5 million; Market cap: $12.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ovintiv.com) operates four core properties: Montney (B.C.), Permian (Texas), Anadarko (Oklahoma) and Uinta (Utah). In… Read More
CENOVUS ENERGY INC. $24 is a buy. Canada’s third-largest producer of oil and natural gas (Toronto symbol CVE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $45.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cenovus.com) had to curtail operations at its Rainbow… Read More
CRESCENT POINT ENERGY, $8.56, is a buy for aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 548.0 million; Market cap: $4.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; Dividend yield: 4.7%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada, with a focus on its Bakken light oil development in southeastern… Read More
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