Stable oil prices cut Ovintiv’s risk

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OPEC recently announced that it would gradually increase oil production over the next few months. Despite the extra supply, oil prices rose on the news because industrial activity around the world continues to recover from the pandemic. Stable prices will also help Ovintiv with its plan to pay down its debt and so cut the risk for its shareholders. OVINTIV INC. $38 is a buy. The energy producer (Toronto symbol OVV; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 261.0 million; Market cap: $9.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ovintiv.com) recently became a U.S. company and changed its name from Encana Corp. (old symbol ECA). At the same time, investors received one share of Ovintiv for every five Encana shares they held. The new shares now trade on both the Toronto and New York exchanges under the “OVV” symbol. The company operates three core properties: Montney (B.C.), Anadarko (Oklahoma) and Permian (Texas). In addition to natural gas, these…