Buy these conservative energy stocks

ENCANA CORP. $16.87 (Toronto symbol ECA; Shares outstanding: 956.9 million; Market cap: $14.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 0.5%; www.encana. com) is one of North America’s largest producers of natural gas and oil.
The company continues to benefit from its plan to focus on four… Read More

We also like these top oil producers

While Imperial Oil (see page 111) is our top oil stock, we also like the outlook for these three industry firms.
They have all cut their costs, which should rapidly expand their earnings and cash flow as crude prices continue to recover. Moreover, their high-quality reserves… Read More

Cenovus set to survive the oil slump

Cenovus set to survive the oil slump

The integrated oil producer was one of only a few to increase its production at the time of the Alberta wildfires, and this year’s cost-cutting should further protect it.

CENOVUS ENERGY INC. (Toronto symbol CVE; www.cenovus.com) gets 35% of its revenue from its Western Canadian oil… Read More

Cenovus will survive the oil slump

CENOVUS ENERGY INC. $20 (Toronto symbol CVE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 833.2 million; Market cap: $16.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSI Network Rating: Average; www.cenovus.com) gets 35% of its revenue from its Western Canadian oil sands properties and conventional… Read More

CENOVUS ENERGY INC. $19

CENOVUS ENERGY INC. $19 (Toronto symbol CVE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 833.3 million; Market cap: $15.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1,2; Dividend yield: 1.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cenovus.com) gets 30% of its revenue from its Western Canadian oil sands properties and conventional oil… Read More

Cost cutting sets them up for a rebound

IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $41 (Toronto symbol IMO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Shares outstanding: 847.6 million; Market cap: $34.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.imperialoil.ca) is Canada’s second-largest integrated oil producer after Suncor.

The company’s Alberta oil sands operations, including… Read More