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How to buy Canadian Natural Resources stock in Canada

Learn how to buy Canadian Natural Resources stock in 5 easy steps.

Canadian Natural Resources is an oil & gas e&p business based in Canada. Canadian Natural Resources stocks (CNQ.TO) are listed on the TO and all prices are listed in Canadian Dollars. Its last market close was C$73.82 – a decrease of 0.73% over the previous week. Canadian Natural Resources employs 10,035 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around C$40.3 billion.

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Canadian Natural Resources stock price (TO:CNQ)

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Canadian Natural Resources shares at a glance

Information last updated 2023-06-02.
Latest market closeC$75.27
52-week rangeC$55.58 - C$83.18
50-day moving average C$77.29
200-day moving average C$76.18
Wall St. target priceC$91.42
PE ratio 8.8449
Dividend yield C$3.25 (4.88%)
Earnings per share (TTM) C$8.51

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Is it a good time to buy Canadian Natural Resources stock?

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Canadian Natural Resources price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of C$75.27 from 2023-06-02

1 week (2023-05-26) -0.73%
1 month (2023-05-03) -1.53%
3 months (2023-03-03) -8.05%
6 months (2022-12-02) -6.72%
1 year (2022-06-03) -11.64%
2 years (2021-06-03) 67.45%
3 years (2020-06-03) 176.83%
5 years (2018-06-01) 68.54%

Is Canadian Natural Resources stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Canadian Natural Resources stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Canadian Natural Resources's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Canadian Natural Resources financials

Revenue TTM C$40.3 billion
Operating margin TTM 32.68%
Gross profit TTM C$23.6 billion
Return on assets TTM 10.73%
Return on equity TTM 25%
Profit margin 23.94%
Book value C$35.16
Market capitalisation C$82.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Canadian Natural Resources's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Canadian Natural Resources.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Canadian Natural Resources's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 37.03

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Canadian Natural Resources's overall score of 37.03 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 73rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Canadian Natural Resources is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Canadian Natural Resources's environmental score

Environmental score: 17.09/100

Canadian Natural Resources's environmental score of 17.09 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Canadian Natural Resources is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Canadian Natural Resources's social score

Social score: 9.97/100

Canadian Natural Resources's social score of 9.97 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Canadian Natural Resources is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Canadian Natural Resources's governance score

Governance score: 9.97/100

Canadian Natural Resources's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Canadian Natural Resources is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Canadian Natural Resources's controversy score

Controversy score: 1/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Canadian Natural Resources scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Canadian Natural Resources has managed to keep its nose clean.

Canadian Natural Resources share dividends

40%

Dividend payout ratio: 40% of net profits

Recently Canadian Natural Resources has paid out, on average, around 40% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.88% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Canadian Natural Resources shareholders could enjoy a 4.88% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Canadian Natural Resources's case, that would currently equate to about C$3.25 per share.

While Canadian Natural Resources's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Canadian Natural Resources may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Canadian Natural Resources's most recent dividend payout was on 4 July 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 14 June 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Canadian Natural Resources's shares ever split?

Canadian Natural Resources's shares were split on a 1021:1000 basis on 21 August 2022. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1021 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Canadian Natural Resources shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 2.1% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Canadian Natural Resources shares which in turn could have impacted Canadian Natural Resources's share price.

Canadian Natural Resources share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Canadian Natural Resources's shares have ranged in value from as little as C$55.5842 up to C$83.18. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

CNQ.TO volatility(beta: 2.02)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (TO average) beta is 1, while Canadian Natural Resources's is 2.0221. This would suggest that Canadian Natural Resources's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Canadian Natural Resources overview

Canadian Natural Resources Limited acquires, explores for, develops, produces, markets, and sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company offers light and medium crude oil, primary heavy crude oil, Pelican Lake heavy crude oil, bitumen (thermal oil), and synthetic crude oil (SCO). The company's midstream assets include two pipeline systems; and a 50% working interest in an 84-megawatt cogeneration plant at Primrose. It operates primarily in Western Canada; the United Kingdom portion of the North Sea; and Offshore Africa. The company was formerly known as AEX Minerals Corporation and changed its name to Canadian Natural Resources Limited in December 1975. Canadian Natural Resources Limited was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. .

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