
TSE:CNQ
One of the larger Canadian producers. Started as a natural gas producer but is now a much more oil sand player. They have their Horizon project up and running and expanding. Had some environmental challenges in their other oil sand properties where they had to cut back in production, which has been putting a bit of a pressure on the stock in the last little while. He believes they have it under control and will surely be able to get back to producing what they used to. Well-run company and low cost.
(A Top Pick Nov 14/12. Up 20.8%.) Increased the dividend. 60% in the quarterly earnings, which makes a 90% increase in the dividends year-over-year. That shows you how confident they are going forward. Very diverse company. We are going to see better results from Horizon. Thinks they are close to firing on all cylinders. Cheap and he sees high $30s a year out.
(A Top Pick Dec 10/12. Up 18.91%.) Still likes. Canadian producers have traded at big discounts to the US producers for many years but we are hearing from analysts that they are starting to get a lot of calls from Europe and the US where investors have made a lot of money and are now looking at Canada, where things have not moved. This has a lot of leverage to oil prices. Great name to hold.
(A Top Pick Oct 10/12. Up 12.79%.) Oil sands producers are doing a little bit better lately. The big concern was that there was no way to get their product to market. We still don’t know about the Keystone pipeline. People are concerned about oil by rail. Sitting on terrific reserves and are getting to be more efficient operators as time goes by. Operating at a very low multiple of cash flow. Feels there is real value here.
Energy stocks are relatively cheap right now. A play for the next 5 years. Be patient and you can probably pick it up for $32 ish in the next couple of months.