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

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C$42.30 -0.32 (-0.75%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

About Canadian Natural Resources Stock (TSE:CNQ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
C$41.95
C$43.03
50-Day Range
C$41.62
C$46.43
52-Week Range
C$34.92
C$52.15
Volume
9.03 million shs
Average Volume
14.43 million shs
Market Capitalization
C$88.77 billion
P/E Ratio
11.74
Dividend Yield
5.06%
Price Target
C$54.42
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Canadian Natural Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

CNQ MarketRank™: 

Canadian Natural Resources scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. 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 2.77, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Canadian Natural Resources has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Canadian Natural Resources' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Canadian Natural Resources is 11.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.98.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Canadian Natural Resources is 11.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 63.53.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Canadian Natural Resources has a PEG Ratio of 0.53. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Canadian Natural Resources has a P/B Ratio of 2.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CNQ.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Canadian Natural Resources is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.98%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Canadian Natural Resources does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Canadian Natural Resources is 59.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Canadian Natural Resources' dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CNQ.
  • News Sentiment

    Canadian Natural Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Canadian Natural Resources this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 31 people have searched for CNQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -9% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    13 people have added Canadian Natural Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 18% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Canadian Natural Resources insiders have sold 31,679.58% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$43,731.00 in company stock and sold C$13,897,529.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 4.26% of the stock of Canadian Natural Resources is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    77.79% 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

Trump’s biggest move, misreported
The media and financial pundits are all misreading Trump’s actions. They think Trump wants to make Canada the 51st state because he’s desperate for critical minerals… They think his involvement in Ukraine is just another resource grab… They think his tariffs will wreck the economy… But they’re all missing the bigger picture.
Canadian Natural Resources: Low Emissions, High Returns
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CNQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Canadian Natural Resources' stock was trading at C$44.38 at the start of the year. Since then, CNQ stock has decreased by 4.7% and is now trading at C$42.30.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSE:CNQ) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.05. Canadian Natural Resources had a net margin of 21.25% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.14%.

Shares of CNQ stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Canadian Natural Resources investors own include Enbridge (ENB), Suncor Energy (SU), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Constellation Software (CSU), Intact Financial (IFC) and Royal Bank of Canada (RY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/31/2024
Today
7/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
TSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas E&P
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
Current Symbol
TSE:CNQ
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
10,272
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
C$63.00
Low Price Target
C$46.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+27.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.77
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
C$3.60
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.83
Forward P/E Ratio
11.12
P/E Growth
0.53
Net Income
C$7.52 billion
Net Margins
21.25%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
19.14%
Return on Assets
8.80%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
25.79
Current Ratio
0.84
Quick Ratio
0.54

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
C$35.38 billion
Price / Sales
2.53
Cash Flow
C$0.50 per share
Price / Cash Flow
85.85
Book Value
C$18.82 per share
Price / Book
2.26

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,098,624,348
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
C$89.44 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.89
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This page (TSE:CNQ) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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