Stock price when the opinion was issued
Recent M&A not being rewarded by market. Investors would rather return of capital, rather than buying new assets. Out of favor stock. OVerall, demand for energy rising. Strong business with good management team. Current share price very cheap. Good for long term investors who are patient. Generating strong cash flow, with ability to pay down debt.
Very misunderstood and still perceived as management drilling 100 barrel per day wells in SE Saskatchewan. Rather, a lot has changed, repositioned into the Duvernay and Montney regions with two decades of high-quality inventory now, drilling some of the best wells ever. They will return 60% of their free cash flow to investors and are actively buying back shares. Are paying down debt more next year. He targets $19.28. Lots of upside.
(Analysts’ price target is $13.46)The CPG today is not the CPG of old. It used to have a lot of low-grade wells and bought a lot of companies. Now, they have a serious drilling inventory in the Montney and Duvernay, economic ones in the latter. The board is now conservative and respected. they have more than enough . He projects 3.5x free cash flow inventory, 60% returns to shareholders and the rest to the bank to pay off purchases. In a year or so, that ratio should be 80/20. Meanwhile, are buying back shares and continue drilling profitable wells. He targets around $20. It ticks all the boxes.
(Analysts’ price target is $14.63)
He covers Crescent Point but it is not yet on his buy list because he is looking for lower prices in Q2. The stock trades at half of book value with a strong dividend. The company traded over book value in every year from 2009 to 2017. The high water mark in 2017 was twice book value. Book is $16.75 (compared to a price on day of interview of $8.46), so the stock could easily double. If he is right about weakness in Q2, the stock could drop to $7. The price is leveraged to the price of oil. The balance sheet is good: debt is not a problem. Long term debt is $4 billion versus $9.2 billion equity. The company did deals when the market wasn’t expecting it and volume has not increased much, so there has been investor unhappiness. He thinks people have thrown the stock away and has a $16 1-year stock target.