oil and gas

Canadian petroleum stocks can fit into your portfolio as a hedge against inflation and more. But you need to pick the best ones, using these time-tested tips
A: TransAlta Renewables, $13.83, symbol RNW on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 264.3 million; Market cap: $3.7 billion; www.transaltarenewables.com), is one of the largest generators of wind power in Canada and is among the country’s largest publicly traded renewable power companies.

TransAlta Renewables owns 21 wind farms, 13 hydroelectric facilities, seven natural gas generation plants, one solar facility and one natural gas pipeline....
A: Power Financial, $29.30, symbol PWF on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 664.1 million; Market cap: $19.8 billion; www.powerfinancial.com), holds majority interests in Great-West Lifeco, symbol GWO on Toronto, and IGM Financial, symbol IGM on Toronto.

We currently see Great-West as a hold and IGM Financial as a buy....
A: When a company splits its shares, it is simply cutting itself up into a different number of pieces, without changing its fundamental value. It simply wants its stock to trade in a price-per-share range that seems reasonable to investors.

Mechanics of a split: If a stock’s price rises much beyond $50 a share in Canada (or $100 a share in the U.S.), some investors may shun it since it seems expensive....
A: Medical Facilities Corp., $7.38, symbol DR on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 31.1 million; Market cap: $251.3 million, www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca), owns majority interest in five specialty surgical hospitals in South Dakota, Indiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas....
A: NFI Group Inc., $27.32, symbol NFI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 60.8 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; www.newflyer.com), is a leading transit bus maker in the U.S., Canada and globally....
ARC RESOURCES $6.04 (Toronto symbol ARX; Shares outstanding: 352.1 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; Dividend yield: 9.9%; www.arcresources.com) produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada. Its average output of 139,054 barrels of oil equivalent per day is 74% natural gas and 26% oil.

In the quarter ended June 30, 2019, cash flow per share fell 6.9%, to $0.54 from $0.58 a year earlier....
A: Fire & Flower Holdings Corp., $1.20, symbol FAF on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 119.3 million; Market cap: $145.2 million; www.fireandflower.com), is a Canadian-based licensed cannabis and accessories retailer in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Yukon....
A: American Hotel Income Properties REIT, $6.68, symbol HOT.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 78.1 million; Market cap: $521.9 million, www.ahipreit.com), owns 112 hotels, comprising over 11,524 rooms in 33 U.S....
A: Parkland Fuel Corp., $42.10, symbol PKI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 147.0 million; Market cap: $6.3 billion, www.parkland.ca), operates gas stations, convenience stores, and a fuel-distribution business in Canada, the U.S., and the Caribbean....