oil prices

SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $43 (Toronto symbol SU; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $68.8 billion; Dividend yield: 3.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.suncor.com) is Canada’s largest integrated oil company, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands....

DEVON ENERGY CORP. $28.53 (New York symbol DVN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (405-235-3611; www.dvn.com; Shares outstanding: 508.8 million; Market cap: $13.4 billion; Dividend yield: 1.1%) is one of the largest explorers and producers of oil and natural gas in the U.S....
KLX ENERGY SERVICES HOLDINGS INC. $24 (Nasdaq symbol KLXE; Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 22.1 million; Market cap: $530.4 million; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.klxenergy.com) provides onshore drilling services to oil and gas producers in the U.S.


The company has three main businesses: Completion (52% of revenue) supplies tools such as liner systems, sleeves and plugs that help drillers maximize production and cut costs; Intervention (25%) supplies “fishing” tools that help remove debris from the bottom of wells; and Production (23%) supplies expert technicians and equipment for the construction of new wells.


The Rockies region, including the Bakken and Piceance shale fields, account for 39% of KLX Energy’s revenue....

A.P. MOELLER-MAERSK A/S (ADRs) $6.57 (Over-the-Counter Pink Sheets symbol AMKBY; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.15 million; Market cap: $27.2 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.maersk.com) is the world’s largest provider of container shipping services, accounting for about 15% of the global shipping capacity....
ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND $56.02 (New York symbol EWJ; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) is an ETF that tries to match the return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Japan Index.


The fund’s top holdings include Toyota, 4.0%; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, 2.2%; Sony Corp., 2.1%; Softbank, 2.0%; Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, 1.6%; Keyence Corp....
With all its oil production in Colombia, Canada’s Parex Resources has seen production and cash flow rise while it reviews operations in order to enhance shareholder value.
MAJOR DRILLING $4.90 (Toronto symbol MDI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-866-264-3986; www.majordrilling.com; Shares outstanding: 80.3 million; Market cap: $393.5 million; No dividends paid) is a large contract driller that mainly serves the mining industry.


Major believes that mining activity continues to deplete the world’s more easily accessible mineral reserves....
SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $49 (Toronto symbol SU; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $78.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.suncor.com) is Canada’s largest integrated oil company, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands....
The runaway ETF winners in the month of September 2018 were marijuana funds ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ) and Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (HMMJ). They gained 23.1% and 20.4%, respectively. The increases for these spectaculative stocks came on top of previous gains....