Strathcona Resources Ltd. (TSE:SCR) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analyst consensus — Hold: Seven brokerages give Strathcona Resources an average recommendation of Hold (4 holds, 3 buys) with a mean 1‑year target price of C$39.14.
• Wide analyst dispersion: Individual targets and ratings vary sharply—from roughly C$25 (TD, Jefferies) up to C$69 (National Bank Financial)—indicating significant disagreement on outlook.
• Dividend and key metrics: SCR recently paid a C$0.30 quarterly dividend (C$1.20 annualized, 3.1% yield), trades near C$39 with a 12‑month range of C$23.85–C$45.09, market cap C$8.37B and a P/E of 9.19.

Strathcona Resources Ltd. (TSE:SCR - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is C$39.14.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Roth Mkm set a C$40.00 target price on Strathcona Resources and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. TD Securities decreased their target price on Strathcona Resources from C$27.00 to C$25.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Strathcona Resources from C$29.00 to C$26.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. National Bank Financial upped their target price on Strathcona Resources from C$41.00 to C$69.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Strathcona Resources from C$36.00 to C$49.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th.

Strathcona Resources Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:SCR opened at C$39.07 on Monday. Strathcona Resources has a 12 month low of C$23.85 and a 12 month high of C$45.09. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$34.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$35.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.94, a current ratio of 0.37 and a quick ratio of 11.09. The firm has a market capitalization of C$8.37 billion, a PE ratio of 9.19, a P/E/G ratio of -2.02 and a beta of 2.61.

Strathcona Resources Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 27th were given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Strathcona Resources's dividend payout ratio is presently 27.29%.

About Strathcona Resources

Strathcona Resources Ltd. is a Canada-based oil and gas producers with operations focused on thermal oil, enhanced oil recovery and liquids-rich natural gas. The Company has three operations, including Lloydminster Heavy Oil, Cold Lake Thermal Oil and Montney. The Lloydminster Heavy Oil segment has multiple large oil-in-place reservoirs with existing and expanding enhanced oil recovery (EOR) opportunities primarily located in southwest Saskatchewan. Its Saskatchewan thermal properties rely on the same steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) processes as its Cold Lake Thermal properties.

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