BMO BMO Capital Markets analyst Randy Ollenberger advises clients to get excited about cash returning to shareholders in the oil and gas sector,
“Getting excited for higher returns. We expect the Canadian oil and gas group to generate $36.4 billion (10.6-per-cent yield) of free cash flow in 2024 at the current strip [ futures prices], and return $27.8 billion of that to shareholders (8.1-per-cent yield). We continue to expect CNQ to be the first amongst its peers to reach its net debt floor and officially begin allocating 100% of free cash flow to shareholders. We would also highlight IMO’s strong potential ... On the natural gas side, TOU and ARX remain committed to returning the vast majority of their free cash flow next year”
Mr. Ollenberger has “outperform ratings” on:
- Imperial Oil Ltd.
- MEG Energy Corp.
- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
- Cenovus Energy Inc.
- Tourmaline Oil Corp.
- Whitecap Resources Inc.