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PEYTO EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT CORP. $21.98 (Toronto symbol PEY; Shares outstanding: 133.1 million; Market cap: $2.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.3%; www.peyto.com) produces and explores for oil and natural gas in Alberta. The company converted from an income trust to a dividend-paying stock on December 31, 2010. Peyto’s average daily production of 34,443 barrels of oil equivalent (including natural gas) is weighted 89% toward gas and 11% to oil. In the three months ended June 30, 2011, Peyto’s cash flow rose 31.8%, to $0.58 a unit from $0.44 a year earlier. The shares trade at 9.5 times the company’s forecast 2011 cash flow of $2.32 a share. Peyto’s long-term debt of $455 million is a low 15.7% of its $2.9-billion market cap. Earlier this year, Peyto raised its planned 2011 exploration spending by 15%, to between $350 million and $375 million. Exploration success has increased its production by 55% over the last year. Before it converted, Peyto paid a monthly distribution…