Whitecap Resources (WCP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Whitecap Resources Inc. is a leading Canadian energy company committed to delivering reliable returns to shareholders through the responsible development of oil and natural gas assets in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. With a strong track record of profitable growth and a sustainable dividend, Whitecap delivers long-term value to investors, supported by investment-grade financial strength.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$16.67 to C$17.09
• 50-Day Range: C$16.37 to C$20.53
• 52-Week Range: C$10.65 to C$20.79
• Volume: 3.15 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.24 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$20.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.44
• Dividend Yield: 4.27%
• Price Target: C$20.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Whitecap Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Whitecap Resources scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Whitecap Resources has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.09, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Whitecap Resources has a consensus price target of C$20.50, representing about 20.2% upside from its current price of C$17.05.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Whitecap Resources has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Whitecap Resources is 13.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Whitecap Resources is 13.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.33.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Whitecap Resources, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Whitecap Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WCP.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Whitecap Resources is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.38%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Whitecap Resources is 57.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.24

News Sentiment

Whitecap Resources has a news sentiment score of 1.24. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Whitecap Resources this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

17 people have searched for WCP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 113% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Whitecap Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Whitecap Resources in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net C$506,085.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0024% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Whitecap Resources insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$506,085.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.84% of the stock of Whitecap Resources is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

31.56% of the stock of Whitecap Resources is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: TSE:WCP
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:WCP
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wcap.ca
• Phone: +1-403-2660767
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,045
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Whitecap Resources: C$20.50
• High Price Target: C$28.00
• Low Price Target: C$15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.09
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$1.27
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: -0.33
• Net Income: C$860.11 million
• Net Margins: 19.74%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.77%
• Return on Assets: 6.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 23.99
• Current Ratio: 0.60
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$8.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.31
• Cash Flow: C$0.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 353.70
• Book Value: C$9.54 per share
• Price / Book: 1.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,216,600,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$20.71 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.21