Ovintiv mulls asset sale

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OVINTIV INC., $55.19, is a buy. The energy producer (Toronto symbol OVV; Shares outstanding: 267.0 million; Market cap: $14.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.9%) operates four core properties: Montney (B.C.), Permian (Texas), Anadarko (Oklahoma) and Uinta (Utah). In June 2023, the company paid private equity firm EnCap Investments $4.4 billion for 1,050 wells in the Permian basin (all amounts except share price in U.S. dollars). To help offset the cost, the company sold its holdings in the Bakken basin to EnCap for $734 million. Ovintiv is now considering the sale of its Uinta operations, which accounts for about 5% of its overall production. A sale could raise $2 billion, which the company could use to increase its operations in the Permian Basin. It now supplies 35% of overall output. The stock remains attractive at just 2.6 times the company’s projected 2024 cash flow of $15.74 U.S. a share. The $1.20 U.S. dividend yields a solid 2.9%. Ovintiv Inc. is a buy. buy. …