Analyzing Suncor Energy's Fundamentals Before Investing

By Emilio Sanchez • Thursday, May 15 15:19 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of Suncor Energy, a Oil & Gas Integrated company whose shares moved -1.5% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

Suncor Energy has moved -8.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 11.2%
SU has an average analyst rating of buy and is -8.55% away from its mean target price of $39.15 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $3.46
Suncor Energy has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.3 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.16 and its forward P/E ratio is 11.3
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.98 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
Suncor Energy is part of the Energy sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 18.35 and an average P/B of 1.6
SU has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 8.8% and gross profit margins of 0.6%
The company has a free cash flow of $8.08 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Suncor Energy Inc. operates as an integrated energy company in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Oil Sands; Exploration and Production; and Refining and Marketing segments. The Oil Sands segment produces bitumen; and markets, supplies, and transports and manages crude oil, power, and byproducts. The Exploration and Production segment is involved in the offshore operations on the east coast of Canada, and onshore assets in Libya and Syria; and marketing and risk management of crude oil. The Refining and Marketing segment refines and supplies crude oil and intermediate feedstock into a range of petroleum and petrochemical products, as well as sells refined petroleum products to retail customers. This segment is also involved in the trading of crude oil and refined products, natural gas, and power. The company was formerly known as Suncor Inc. and changed its name to Suncor Energy Inc. in April 1997. Suncor Energy Inc. was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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