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Cardinal Energy Ltd (CJ.TO)

10.94

-0.05 (0.45%)

as of Aug 7, 2026, 8:00:01 pm Market Open.

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Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 6 opinions in the last 12 months.

Cardinal Energy Ltd, a conventional oil producer primarily engaged in thermal assets development in Saskatchewan, has garnered a favorable reputation among analysts. Despite initial skepticism regarding the timely delivery of its projects, the company managed to hit capacity on its new plant within just four months. The stock currently trades at a reasonable valuation, with a free cash flow yield of approximately 9% at $80 WTI, and offers a dividend yield of around 6.57%. While debt levels have increased to $215 million, they are deemed manageable at 1x cash flow, indicating no significant leverage concerns. The company's ongoing development in small-scale SAGD technology expresses a positive growth outlook, although analysts suggest caution due to the high payout ratio and a relatively muted growth projection of 5% for the coming year.

Consensus

Positive

Valuation

Fair Value

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DON'T BUY

They had to cut their dividend. Book value is $6.17. It does not have enough money to reinvest. The balance sheet has a lot of debt. They are going into survival mode. When the recovery happens in perhaps Q4 this year, then this kind of company will survive and perhaps raise the dividend soon after.

BUY

He sees a bit of a bump in the shares this year. He thinks it will get to $3.50 this year. It is heavy and medium oil. It has a lot more headwinds than a light oil producer. They had to trim their dividend.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Mar 08/18, Down 40%) Up to Q4 it was looking pretty good, but with differentials widening it got hammered. The stock price has not responded well since the differentials have tightened. He likes their low decline rate. They shut-in about 15% of their production. They did the prudent thing by cutting the dividend. He continues to hold it. Yield 5%.

WATCH

They decided to cut the dividend until they see much better netbacks. The stock has been murdered. It’s on his watch list. It will require a lot of patience. They are in a bomb shelter right now.

SELL

They right-sized the dividend, maybe a little too early as the heavy differentials have tightened recently. It is trading at a slight discount to a Torc (TOG-T). He would sell it to take a tax loss and take on TOG-T to get a good yield and higher quality management team.

COMMENT

Their dividend payout is not sustainable at current levels. But correction in differential and $60 crude will keep the payout sustainable which he thinks will happen.

HOLD

2 years out from now the stock should be significantly higher. They may struggle in the next quarter. They have low decline rates. Their main goal is to keep their dividend safe. If the oil differential continues longer term, then they may have to cut dividend, but it is safe in the near term. Yield = 14%

DON'T BUY

He sold it along with all his oil Canadian stocks last year. Dividend is safe. Good operators. They're dependent on Alberta oil and WCS, which will suffer a low price for a while.

HOLD

This company has struggled to gain investor interest and he believes it will continue to do so despite the high yield. It is about 50% light oil so its exposure to wide differentials is limited. He thinks the dividend is sustainable. Yield 9.2%.

DON'T BUY

A year ago this stock looked very low and the commodity price was low, however, the companies in this sector were still making money. He thinks there will be good returns in the sector, but he prefers more torque with companies that will benefit from tighter heavy oil differentials.

TOP PICK

Underappreciated, he thinks, and is torqued to oil (80% of production). He thinks WTI will be sustained between $70-$80 per barrel. A great dividend yield. Yield 8%. (Analysts’ price target is $6.75)

DON'T BUY

Canadian light oil producers have been abandoned by investors in general. He sees safer ways to play the energy space. He wonders if the dividend might be at risk as the company may need to put capital elsewhere. Yield 8%.

HOLD

The dividend is safe in his mind. The dividend costs the company about $50 million per year and the company has $160 million in cash. Not an exciting company, but a safe income, he thinks. Yield 8%.

COMMENT

Bought an American company a year ago and levered up to do so. They did a big stock issue, and the market hated it. So have been in the dog house for a year. Dividend is secure and they are pretty well hedged, so should see good cash flow this year. Not a lot of money flowing into the smaller to mid size energy companies. Yield is 8%.

HOLD

He recently concluded the valuation does not match the market opinion. If you like the dividend of 8.5%, he thinks it is sustainable. It is too small cap to get traders excited about this one, so he expects the stock to continue to drift. They are 50/50 light /medium heavy oil. Yield 8.5%.

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