Canadian Natural Resources Limi (CNQ) Stock Analysis
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Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $49.00, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.7% away).
Canadian Natural Resources Limited engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, marketing, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in Western Canada, the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea, and Offshore Africa. The company... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $49.00, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.7% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 78d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Canadian Natural Resources Limi
Latest news
- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market - MarketWatch — MarketWatch positive
- Canadian Natural Resources stock price forecast: C$64.90 resistance as CNQ gains 2.02% - Traders Union — Traders Union positive
- Vanguard Group Inc. Purchases 818,809 Shares of Canadian Natural Resources Limited $CNQ - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- Lincluden Management Ltd. Decreases Stake in Canadian Natural Resources Limited $CNQ - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. stock rises Tuesday, outperforms market - MarketWatch — MarketWatch positive
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -1.2% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $49.00, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.7% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $47.99 (-2.1%), stop $46.49 (−5.4%), A.R:R -1.8:1. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $47.99 (-2.0% upside). Target $47.99 (-2.1%), stop $46.49 (−5.4%), A.R:R -1.8:1. Stop-loss: $46.49.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.7% away); Earnings estimates trending DOWN.
Canadian Natural Resources Limi trades at a P/E of 11.8 (forward 13.3). TrendMatrix value score: 6.2/10. Verdict: Hold.
24 analysts cover CNQ with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $46.
What does Canadian Natural Resources Limi do?Canadian Natural Resources Limited engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, marketing, and...
Canadian Natural Resources Limited engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, marketing, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in Western Canada, the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea, and Offshore Africa. The company offers synthetic crude oil (SCO), mining bitumen, light and medium crude oil and NGLs, thermal bitumen, primary heavy crude oil and Pelican Lake heavy crude oil. Its midstream assets include two crude oil pipeline systems; and a 50% working interest in an 84-megawatt cogeneration plant at Primrose. The company was formerly known as AEX Minerals Corporation and changed its name to Canadian Natural Resources Limited in December 1975. Canadian Natural Resources Limited was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.