Cenovus triples its dividend

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CENOVUS ENERGY, $25.70, remains a buy for long-term gains. The company (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $49.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 1.6%; www.cenovus.com) completed its acquisition of rival oil producer Husky Energy in January 2021. The combined firm is now Canada’s third-largest producer of oil and natural gas, and the country’s second-largest refiner. Cenovus’s production in the three months ended March 31, 2022 rose 3.8%, to 798,600 barrels a day (82% oil, 18% natural gas) from 769,300. Its realized oil price jumped 80.7%. That pushed up cash flow per share in the latest quarter by 128.1%, to $1.30 from $0.57. Thanks to its rising cash flow and prospects. Cenovus will triple your quarterly dividend. Starting with the June 2022 payment, investors will receive $0.105 a share instead of $0.035. The new annual rate of $0.42 yields 1.6%. Cenovus is a buy. buy…