Ovintiv expands in Canada

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OVINTIV INC., $59.96, is a buy. The energy producer (Toronto symbol OVV; Shares outstanding: 260.3 million; Market cap: $16.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.7%) operates four core oil and gas properties: Montney (B.C.), Permian (Texas), Anadarko (Oklahoma) and Uinta (Utah). Ovintiv recently agreed to acquire certain assets in the Montney region from Paramount Resources Ltd. for $2.38 billion U.S. The new properties will add 70,000 barrels a day (64% gas, 36% oil) to Ovintiv’s production. After it completes the purchase in the first quarter of 2025, the company expects its overall production will total 620,000 barrels a day. To help pay for this acquisition, Ovintiv is selling its Uinta properties for $2.0 billion U.S. The company will also suspend its share buyback program, However, it plans to resume buybacks in the second quarter of 2025. Ovintiv Inc. is a buy. buy…