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TSE:FRU

Freehold Royalties Ltd (FRU.TO)

16.69
-0.18 (1.07%)
as of Jun 16, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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star iconJun 16, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 19 opinions in the last 12 months.

Freehold Royalties Ltd (FRU-T) is viewed by experts as a relatively stable investment in the royalty sector, particularly due to its strong dividend yield of approximately 7-8%. Observations indicate an upward trajectory in production, particularly in the US, which may contribute positively to its income. Several analysts commend the company's solid management and geographical positioning, especially its holdings in the Permian Basin.However, there is a degree of caution regarding the long-term prospects for traditional carbon-based energy, with some experts suggesting it as primarily a trading opportunity rather than a long-term hold. The consensus is to take profits if owned for growth, while others support keeping it as a steady income play in a defensive portfolio.

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BUY

Believes dividend is safe. Strong business with good capital discipline. Royalty business capital light. Under valued business. 

TOP PICK

They just bought a US company. More than 60% of cash flow comes from the US, so they are better insulated from tariffs than peers. Pay over an 8% dividend. Will convert USD revenues into CAD, which is good. Oil prices should be stable.

(Analysts’ price target is $17.10)
HOLD

No operational risk with liabilities from wellbore. High margin business. If "Drill baby bill" materializes, will not be good for company. Dividend is stable. Most of returns have been generated by dividend growth. Good for yield seeking investors. 

BUY

Likes exposure to energy and energy prices without the exploration costs. Stock's come down on issuing equity for recent acquisition. Substantial dividend in the space, minimal risk. Good value. Compelling yield of 8.3%.

WATCH

Just starting to break support. When it's this early into a break (a few days or a week), you have to cut it some slack. Sometimes you can get head fakes, so be careful. The old low from 2022 is a support level, and there's more support just above that. 

At this point, it's hard to tell. Give it a tiny bit of time. If it doesn't recover quickly, he wouldn't want to own it.

DON'T BUY

Lots of people were unhappy with the latest equity financing. Typical for income-focused securities. REITs and royalty companies tend to pay out most cashflows to shareholders; so when they want to do something, they need to raise equity. Makes it unable to deploy a counter-cyclical playbook the way a CNQ can. And in a cyclical industry, that's what creates the most value.

HOLD

Comes down to what you're trying to achieve. A sleepy, not-get-rich-overnight name. He's happy to collect the yield of 7.6%, well funded down to about $50 WTI. Eventually, you'll get modest upside relative to commodities going up. Trades at half the valuation of PSK (he doesn't understand why).

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Aug 31/23, Up 6%)

Dividends have more than made up for share price volatility. Market not recognizing value of company - shares remain highly under valued. Has annualized ~12% returns since inception. Not as widely recognized in the markets. Will continue to hold. Expecting higher share price going forward. 

HOLD

The chart hasn't risen in the last 18 months and he doesn't see a catalyst to raise it. You collect the 7.75% yield as they acquire. Happy to collect that. Steady as she goes. 

BUY
Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research

We think FRU can work here. FRU operates as a royalty company that owns royalty interests in the oil, gas and potash properties. It is a much less capital intensive energy play as a result which makes it an attractive business that typically trades at a relatively higher valuation. It is still cheap at 9x forward earnings and we think it is a good dividend name that benefits from lower rates. Other names we do prefer are ENB, H, and X due to more stable business models.
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TOP PICK

Defensive name that has 10% interest in (income fund). Royalty paying 8% yield to investors. Doesn't trade at same multiple as PrairieSky Royalty. Excellent acreage in the USA and Canada. Great long term investment. 

DON'T BUY
Looking for yield.

Investing is about yield and capital appreciation, not one or the other. Not expensive, but not cheap. Has no edge, nothing to make him think the business will be better in a few years. You're guessing on commodity prices, and that's not his game.

BUY

Low-risk dividend name that screams out to him. Yield is 7.9%, very safe, extremely sustainable at current pricing. Boring, not a "double overnight" kind of stock. Stock's mispriced at this point.

TRADE

Takes a share of production, without those costs. Lower risk. Best upside is a higher price of oil. Down when the price of oil goes down. Oil prices are stable right now. So you could buy here, and then reduce when some incident or other causes oil to spike. Yield is 8%.

WEAK BUY
Freehold vs. Pembina for dividends

Politics is a terrible way to invest. Freehold will probably do well because of government environmental incentives and the ESG trend. Pembina will do better if the Republicans win in the US or the Tories in Canada. There will still be a need for pipelines; green energy won't do the trick.

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