Bonavista is the better buy right now

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PENGROWTH ENERGY $1.95 (Toronto symbol PGF; Shares outstanding: 547.4 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; No dividends paid; www.pengrowth.com) produces oil and natural gas, mostly in Western Canada. This includes its Lindbergh oil sands project in the Cold Lake area of Alberta. In the three months ended September 30, 2016, the company’s average output was 55,137 barrels of oil equivalent per day (61% oil and 39% gas). That’s down 25.7% from 74,239 a year earlier. The decline came after Pengrowth sold some non-core properties to focus on the Lindbergh project and pay down its debt. Thanks to lower operating costs and gains from oil price hedging, cash flow per share was unchanged at $0.22. On September 30, 2016, the company’s long-term debt stood at $1.5 billion (1.4 times Pengrowth’s market cap). That is down from $2.1 billion a year earlier. To further pay down its debt, the company has agreed to sell PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (Toronto symbol PSK) a 4.0% royalty interest…