RE:Share Repurchases for SuncorThe are getting close to being under the 1.4 billion mark, which is a solid accomplishment.
mariorizzi wrote: Looking at SEDI.CA you can see the share repurchases by Suncor this year
January - 5.7 million shares repurchased
February - 5.4 million shares repurchased
March - 10.5 million shares repurchased
April - Number will be released next week
So, in Q1 the company has repurcahsed about 21.7 million shares, representing about 1.5% of the outstanding, for a total investment of over $600 million CAD.
Notice that as the price of oil increased in March, the company actually doubled their daily purchases. I expect that April will show a further 10 million shares repurchased.
These are massive numbers and the company is using the huge free cash flow provided by high oil prices to return money to shareholders at a high rate. This is also shows that the company believes their shares to be undevalued (I agree) and that the market is not fully understanding the significance of a massive North American based oil producer in these times of global uncertainty and war.
In my opinion, shares can actually double from here on any catalyst. And more importantly, downside risk seems to be very minimal.
Good luck.