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Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$31.91 +0.29 (+0.90%)
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About Canadian Natural Resources Stock (NYSE:CNQ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$31.90
$31.90
50-Day Range
$25.18
$32.25
52-Week Range
$24.65
$37.91
Volume
1,699 shs
Average Volume
6.72 million shs
Market Capitalization
$66.83 billion
P/E Ratio
12.38
Dividend Yield
5.36%
Price Target
$63.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Canadian Natural Resources Limited acquires, explores for, develops, produces, markets, and sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company offers light and medium crude oil, primary heavy crude oil, Pelican Lake heavy crude oil, bitumen (thermal oil), and synthetic crude oil (SCO). The company's midstream assets include two pipeline systems; and a 50% working interest in an 84-megawatt cogeneration plant at Primrose. It operates primarily in Western Canada; the United Kingdom portion of the North Sea; and Offshore Africa. The company was formerly known as AEX Minerals Corporation and changed its name to Canadian Natural Resources Limited in December 1975. Canadian Natural Resources Limited was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Canadian Natural Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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90th Percentile Overall Score

CNQ MarketRank™: 

Canadian Natural Resources scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 83rd out of 532 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Canadian Natural Resources has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Canadian Natural Resources has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Canadian Natural Resources' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Canadian Natural Resources are expected to grow by 1.22% in the coming year, from $2.45 to $2.48 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Canadian Natural Resources is 12.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.54.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Canadian Natural Resources is 12.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 48.24.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Canadian Natural Resources has a P/B Ratio of 2.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Canadian Natural Resources' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.44% of the float of Canadian Natural Resources has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Canadian Natural Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Canadian Natural Resources has recently increased by 99.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Canadian Natural Resources is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.24%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Canadian Natural Resources has been increasing its dividend for 24 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Canadian Natural Resources is 67.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Canadian Natural Resources will have a dividend payout ratio of 68.95% next year. This indicates that Canadian Natural Resources will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Canadian Natural Resources' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.44% of the float of Canadian Natural Resources has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Canadian Natural Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Canadian Natural Resources has recently increased by 99.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Canadian Natural Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Canadian Natural Resources this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    28 people have searched for CNQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 22% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 9 people have added Canadian Natural Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Canadian Natural Resources insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 5.00% of the stock of Canadian Natural Resources is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    74.03% of the stock of Canadian Natural Resources is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Canadian Natural Resources' insider trading history.
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CNQ Stock News Headlines

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CNQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Canadian Natural Resources' stock was trading at $30.87 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CNQ shares have increased by 2.4% and is now trading at $31.6140.
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Canadian Natural Resources Limited (NYSE:CNQ) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. The oil and gas producer earned $6.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.14 billion. Canadian Natural Resources had a net margin of 18.45% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.07%.
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Shares of Canadian Natural Resources split on Tuesday, June 11th 2024. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, June 11th 2024. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, June 11th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Top institutional shareholders of Canadian Natural Resources include Vanguard Group Inc. (4.18%), T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (2.10%), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (1.99%) and TD Asset Management Inc (1.97%).

Shares of CNQ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Canadian Natural Resources investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/4 Dividend
3/21/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/4 Dividend
3/21/2025
Dividend Payable
4/04/2025
Last Earnings
5/08/2025
Today
6/10/2025
Record date for 7/3 Dividend
6/13/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/3 Dividend
6/13/2025
Dividend Payable
7/03/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
Crude petroleum & natural gas
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
Current Symbol
NYSE:CNQ
Employees
9,740
Year Founded
1989

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$63.00
High Stock Price Target
$63.00
Low Stock Price Target
$63.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+99.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
12.28
Forward P/E Ratio
12.90
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$6.10 billion
Pretax Margin
22.92%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$44.80 billion
Cash Flow
$5.30 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.96
Book Value
$13.75 per share
Price / Book
2.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,094,688,000
Free Float
1,996,855,000
Market Cap
$66.22 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.03

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This page (NYSE:CNQ) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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