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Canadian Natural Resources -- The Essentials

Canadian Natural Resources logged a 1.7% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $36.03 per share.

Canadian Natural Resources returned gains of 22.9% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $41.29 and a low of $27.93. Over the same period, the stock underperformed the S&P 500 index by -2.0%. The company's 50-day average price was $36.72. Canadian Natural Resources Limited acquires, explores for, develops, produces, markets, and sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Based in Calgary, Canada, the Large-Cap Energy company has 10,272 full time employees. Canadian Natural Resources has offered a 5.4% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

Exceptional EPS Growth but Not Enough Current Assets to Cover Current Liabilities:

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (M) $21,027 $22,871 $16,893 $30,057 $42,298 $35,968
Net Margins 12% 24% -3% 25% 26% 23%
Net Income (M) $2,591 $5,416 -$435 $7,664 $10,937 $8,233
Net Interest Expense (M) -$739 -$836 -$756 -$711 -$549 -$636
Depreciation & Amort. (M) $5,161 $5,546 $6,046 $5,724 $7,353 $6,413
Earnings Per Share $2.12 $4.54 -$0.37 $6.46 $9.52 $7.47
EPS Growth n/a 114.15% -108.15% 1845.95% 47.37% -21.53%
Free Cash Flow (M) $10,121 $8,829 $4,714 $14,478 $19,391 $12,353
Total Debt (M) $19,482 $18,591 $20,110 $13,694 $11,041 $9,819
Current Ratio 0.63 0.68 0.86 0.8 0.82 0.96

Canadian Natural Resources's Valuation Is in Line With Its Sector Averages:

Canadian Natural Resources has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 14.8, compared to an average of 14.36 for the Energy sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $3.35, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 11.0. The 6.8% compound average growth rate of Canadian Natural Resources's historical and projected earnings per share yields a PEG ratio of 2.19. This suggests that these shares are overvalued. In contrast, the market is likely undervaluing Canadian Natural Resources in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 1.95 while the sector average is 2.1.

Canadian Natural Resources Has an Average Rating of Buy:

The 9 analysts following Canadian Natural Resources have set target prices ranging from $35.95 to $44.02 per share, for an average of $40.94 with a buy rating. The company is trading -12.0% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of some upside potential.

The largest shareholder is Capital World Investors, whose 27% stake in the company is worth $20,802,886,408.

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