Their savvy buys will fuel your oil & gas gains

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Oil and gas stocks have moved up lately as the U.S. and other economies recover. There’s also rising optimism that vaccine rollouts will accelerate that rebound. But before prices climbed, Crescent Point and ARC Resources both took advantage of the weakness to buy major properties at low prices. That should significantly adds to their long-term growth potential and your gains. CRESCENT POINT ENERGY $4.91 (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 530.0 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; Dividend yield: 0.2%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and gas in Western Canada, with a focus on its Bakken light oil development in southeastern Saskatchewan. In the quarter ended December 31, 2020, Crescent’s average daily output fell 23.4%, to 111,217 barrels (90% oil, 10% gas) from 145,191. The company shut down some production to wait for higher energy prices. The reduced output, plus lower oil prices, cut per-share cash flow in the latest quarter by 47.4%, to $0.41 from $0.78. Crescent Point’s long-term debt of $2.0 billion is…