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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Like all natural-gas-weighted producers, Birchcliff will need gas prices to move higher in order to report stronger cash flow. However, we still like the long-term prospects for investors.
BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY, $5.54, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (Shares outstanding: 269.3 million; Market cap: $1.5… Read More
SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $49 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol SU; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $63.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2: Dividend yield: 4.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.suncor.com) is using self-driving trucks at its oil sands projects in Alberta to cut… Read More
The shares of oil and gas stocks remain high as energy demand stays strong. It bears repeating that most investors should maintain some exposure to the oil and gas industry as part of a balanced portfolio. But, to cut risk, you should stick with producers that… Read More
OVINTIV INC., $55.19, is a buy. The energy producer (Toronto symbol OVV; Shares outstanding: 267.0 million; Market cap: $14.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.9%) operates four core properties: Montney (B.C.), Permian (Texas), Anadarko (Oklahoma) and Uinta (Utah).
In June 2023, the company paid private equity firm EnCap… Read More
We continue to recommend you maintain some exposure to oil stocks as part of the Resources portion of your stock holdings. High-quality integrated producer Imperial Oil is up 24% since we made it a #1 Buy for 2024. With its record oil production and its… Read More
CENOVUS ENERGY, $27.82, is a buy for long-term gains. The company (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $50.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.6%; www.cenovus.com) has evacuated some of the workers at its Sunrise oil sands project due to wildfires in Northern Alberta.
Even so, the… Read More
DEVON ENERGY, $48.65, is a buy. The company (New York symbol DVN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.dvn.com; Shares outstanding: 627.6 million; Market cap: $30.3 billion; Dividend yield: 4.2%) is one of the largest explorers and producers of oil and gas in the U.S.
Devon continues to use acquisitions to… Read More
We continue to advise that all investors maintain some exposure to the oil and gas industry. To further cut your risk, stick with integrated producers like Suncor and Imperial oil, particularly as their cost-cutting plans should give them more room for dividend increases.
SUNCOR ENERGY INC… Read More
VEREN INC., $10.74, is a buy for aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol VRN; Shares outstanding: 619.5 million; Market cap: $6.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.3%; www.vrn.com) is the new name of Crescent Point Energy Corp.
The company has rebranded to highlight its new focus on two key… Read More
The shares of oil and gas stocks remain high as energy demand stays strong. We continue to recommend that most investors maintain some exposure to the oil and gas industry as part of a balanced portfolio. But, to cut risk, you should stick with producers that… Read More
IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $96 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IMO; Conservative and Income Growth Portfolios, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 604.8 million; Market cap: $58.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 2.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.imperialoil.ca) produced an average 421,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in… Read More
CENOVUS ENERGY, $27.99, is a buy for long-term gains. The company (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $52.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.0%; www.cenovus.com) sends most of its crude oil production to its 50%-owned oil refineries in Illinois and Texas. Phillips 66 (New York… Read More
Here are two of our top safety-conscious recommendations. Both have growth ahead. Look for that to spur their share prices and your returns.
BCE INC., $45.76, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares outstanding: 912.3 million; Market cap: $41.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield:… Read More
Demand for Major Drilling’s specialized services has now mostly recovered. Meanwhile, Computer Modelling is benefiting from expanding oil and gas drilling in response to overall higher energy prices. We think there are still gains ahead for both stocks.
MAJOR DRILLING, $9.68, is a buy. This large contract… Read More
In addition to Suncor (see page 41), we also like the outlook for these three oil producers. Like Suncor, they have used their stronger cash flows in the past few years to pay down debt. That is giving them more room for dividend increases and… Read More
According to the International Energy Agency, global oil demand grew by 2.3 million barrels per day in 2023 to 103 million barrels. The agency now expects oil use to increase by 1.3 million barrels a day in 2024. That higher demand has helped push up… Read More
METRO INC., $71.12, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol MRU; Shares outstanding: 227.0 million; Market cap: $16.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 1.9%; www.metro.ca) will close its produce distribution centre based in Ottawa in May. That’s part of its plan to modernize its networks in Ontario and… Read More
IMPERIAL OIL LTD., $97.84, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IMO; Shares o/s: 535.8 million; Market cap: $51.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.5%; www.imperialoil.ca) gets over 90% of its production from oil sands operations in Alberta. Imperial also has conventional oil and natural gas operations… Read More