What Our Analysts Know About Canadian Natural Resources

By Ken Smith • Saturday, August 31 07:49 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Energy company Canadian Natural Resources has moved -1.9% so far today on a volume of 2,469,112, compared to its average of 4,849,555. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Canadian Natural Resources trades -11.53% away from its average analyst target price of $40.93 per share. The 9 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $35.58 to $45.96, and on average have given Canadian Natural Resources a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in CNQ, you'll want to know the following:

Canadian Natural Resources has moved 10.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 25.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.61, Canadian Natural Resources has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.9 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
CNQ has a forward P/E ratio of 11.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.27 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -24.03 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Canadian Natural Resources is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.95 compared to its sector average of 2.05
Canadian Natural Resources Limited acquires, explores for, develops, produces, markets, and sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs).
Based in Calgary, the company has 10,272 full time employees and a market cap of $77.04 Billion. Canadian Natural Resources currently returns an annual dividend yield of 5.4%.

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