Energy Stocks

What are energy stocks?

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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Energy Stocks

Cut your oil risk with Suncor

Despite uncertainty over tariffs and slowing economic growth, we continue to recommend all investors maintain some exposure to the cyclical oil and gas industry. The best way to cut your risk is with well-established producers with large reserves like Suncor. The company’s refineries also help it stay profitable when crude prices fall. That will help Suncor with its plan to raise your dividend between 3% and 5% annually.

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Energy Stocks

Cenovus set to acquire MEG

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Energy Stocks

These safety-conscious stocks remain buys

ENBRIDGE, $65.78, is a buy. The firm (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.2 billion; Market cap: $152.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.7%; www.enbridge.com) recently announced that it would proceed with two new natural gas pipeline projects to spur its growth.

They include increasing capacity on its Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline, which delivers natural gas in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It expects to complete these improvements in 2029.

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Energy Stocks

Chevron’s refineries give it an edge

Oil and gas prices remain volatile due to sanctions on Russian producers and concerns over global economic growth. To cut your risk, we prefer integrated oil firms like Chevron, whose refineries benefit from lower crude prices, over smaller producers like APA.

CHEVRON CORP. $155 is a buy. The company (New York symbol CVX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $279.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 4.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.chevron.com) is the second-largest integrated oil producer in the U.S. by revenue after ExxonMobil (New York symbol XOM).

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Energy Stocks

Lower costs set Imperial up for more gains

Imperial Oil recently announced that it will cut 20% of its workforce as it makes better use of new technologies such as self-driving trucks. The plan should save it $150 million annually by 2028, which will help it cope with volatile oil prices. That should spur the stock higher.

IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $125 is a buy. The integrated oil producer (Toronto symbol IMO; Conservative and Income Growth Portfolios, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 509.0 million; Market cap: $63.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.imperialoil.ca) gets 99% of its production from oil sands operations in Alberta. It also has conventional oil and natural gas operations in the West. Other operations include three refineries (one in Alberta and two in Ontario) and a petrochemical plant in Sarnia, Ontario. In addition, it supplies gasoline to over 2,000 Esso and Mobil gas stations in Canada. ExxonMobil (New York symbol XOM) owns 69.6% of the company’s shares.

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Energy Stocks

Cenovus raises offer for MEG

CENOVUS ENERGY INC. $25 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CVE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $45.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cenovus.com) has raised its takeover offer for MEG Energy Corp. (Toronto symbol MEG) by about 5%. That firm operates an oil sands property near Cenovus’s operations at Christina Lake in northern Alberta. The deal will increase Cenovus’s production by 110,000 barrels a day; overall, MEG produced 832,000 barrels a day in the third quarter of 2025.

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Energy Stocks

Expect more ARC buybacks

ARC RESOURCES, $25.18, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol ARX; Shares o/s: 581.7 million; Market cap: $14.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.0%; www.arcresources.com) produces natural gas as well as oil. Its average output of 364,705 barrels of oil equivalent per day is 62% natural gas and 38% oil.

ARC plans to keep buying back its shares.

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Energy Stocks

Cenovus sells refineries

CENOVUS ENERGY, $23.32, is a buy for long-term gains. Canada’s third-largest oil producer (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $42.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 3.4%; www.cenovus.com) has now agreed to sell its 50% interest in WRB Refining LP to its joint venture partner Phillips 66 (symbol PSX on New York.

The sales price is $1.9 billion, and Cenovus will use the funds to pay down its debt and buy back shares.

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Energy Stocks

Share in energy’s growth with these buys

The shares of oil and gas stocks remain high as energy demand stays strong. Still, to cut risk, stick with producers that have positive cash flow even in times of low energy prices. Here are two that should meet that requirement. Moreover, they pay solid dividends.

IMPERIAL OIL LTD., $125.58, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IMO; Shares o/s: 509.0 million; Market cap: $63.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Yield: 2.3%; imperialoil.ca) gets over 90% of its production from the oil sands of Alberta. It also has conventional oil and gas operations in the West and holds stakes in offshore projects in Atlantic Canada. Other operations include three refineries (one in Alberta, two in Ontario) and a petrochemical plant in Sarnia, Ontario. U.S.-based ExxonMobil (New York symbol XOM) owns 69.6% of Imperial.

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Energy Stocks

Here are updates on two of your buys

Long-time readers know that we aim to keep you informed of important news about the stocks we cover. That means highlighting developments and plans that promise to bolster investor gains. Here are two buys that stand out this month:

DEVON ENERGY, $35.41, is a buy. The company (New York symbol DVN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.dvn.com; Shares o/s: 634.8 million; Market cap: $22.5 billion; Dividend yield: 2.7%) has now signed a long-term natural gas sale and purchase agreement with Centrica Energy, the trading arm of Centrica. That firm is the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the U.K., including operating under the trading name British Gas.

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Spinoffs

One of the ways a company can try to unlock its own hidden value is by creating a separate company out of a corporate subsidiary. The parent company can either sell stock in the new company to the public, or spin it off—hand the stock out to its own investors.

Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks make cash payouts that serve as a way for companies to share the wealth they’ve accumulated. These payouts are drawn from earnings and cash flow and paid to the shareholders of the company. Typically, these dividends are paid quarterly, although they may be paid annually or even monthly as well.

ETFs

What are ETFs?

ETF is an acronym for exchange traded fund. These exchange traded funds are used to track indexes as closely as possible, since investors cannot actually buy an index outright.

Value Stocks

What are value stocks?

One of the sweetest and most profitable pleasures of successful investing is to buy high-quality “value stocks” (or stocks that are reasonably priced, if not cheap, in relation to its sales, earnings or assets), then hold on to them as mainstream investors recognize the value and push up the share price.

Blue Chip Stocks

Blue chip stocks are big, well-established, dividend-paying corporations with strong business prospects. These are companies that also have sound management that should be able to make the right moves to keep competing successfully in a changing marketplace.

Penny Stocks

A penny stock in general trades for under five dollars a share, and as the name implies, sometimes for pennies. Most of the time they’re young companies, or start-ups in speculative markets like mining or technology.

Growth Stocks

Growth stocks are companies that are likely to have sales and earnings growth well above market average. Frequently they pay few, if any, dividends. Instead they typically reinvest any extra cash flow to promote further growth. Chosen wisely—according to Pat McKeough’s advice—high-quality growth-oriented stocks can be worthwhile additions to most well-diversified portfolios.

Wealth Management

Wealth management is the practice of putting your savings to work so that it continues to grow over your lifetime and will also benefit your heirs. Wealth management encompasses many different areas of investing like long term investment planning and retirement planning.

Mining Stocks

Mining stocks are investments in companies that produce or explore for minerals. Some of these minerals include uranium, coal, molybdenum (which is used in steelmaking), copper, silver and gold. They are affected by fluctuating commodity prices in addition to their own business and operating risks.

How To Invest

Pat McKeough has been making investing for beginners simple—and profitable—by helping investors make big gains for more than 25 years. His advice to beginning investors is the same as it is for all investors: buy high-quality, mostly dividend paying stocks (or ETFs that hold these stocks) and evenly spread your investments over the five main economic sectors (Resources, Manufacturing, Finance, Utilities and Consumer). Pat also believes investors should avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight and focus on those with hidden or little-noticed assets.

Energy Stocks

What are energy stocks?

Businesses that work in the extraction, refining and delivery of energy sources such as natural gas, oil, uranium and coal, are considered energy stocks.