Cardinal Energy (CJ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cardinal Energy Ltd is an oil-focused Canadian company. The company's principal business activity is the acquisition, exploration, and production of petroleum and natural gas in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$6.10 to C$6.20
• 50-Day Range: C$5.98 to C$6.85
• 52-Week Range: C$5.91 to C$7.38
• Volume: 490,534 shs
• Average Volume: 684,633 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$976.84 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.46
• Dividend Yield: 11.76%
• Price Target: C$7.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cardinal Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cardinal Energy scored higher than 46% 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cardinal Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cardinal Energy has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cardinal Energy is 9.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cardinal Energy is 9.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 85.27.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

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

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cardinal Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.06. 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 CJ.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Cardinal Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.21%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Cardinal Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cardinal Energy is 111.27%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CJ.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Cardinal Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.55. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Cardinal Energy this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Cardinal Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cardinal Energy insiders have bought 428.14% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$526,160.00 in company stock and sold C$99,625.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.38% of the stock of Cardinal Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 5.05% of the stock of Cardinal Energy is held by institutions.

CJ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CJ shares performed this year?

Cardinal Energy's stock was trading at C$6.48 at the start of the year. Since then, CJ shares have decreased by 5.6% and is now trading at C$6.12.
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How were Cardinal Energy's earnings last quarter?

Cardinal Energy Ltd. (TSE:CJ) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.08. Cardinal Energy had a net margin of 19.57% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.24%.

How do I buy shares of Cardinal Energy?

Shares of CJ stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Cardinal Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cardinal Energy investors own include Whitecap Resources (WCP), Baytex Energy (BTE), Tourmaline Oil (TOU), Enbridge (ENB), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), AltaGas (ALA) and ARC Resources (ARX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 2/18 Dividend: 1/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/18/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/17 Dividend: 2/28/2025
• Today: 3/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/17/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:CJ
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.cardinalenergy.ca
• Phone: +1-403-2162709
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 180
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$7.50
• High Stock Price Target: C$8.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$0.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.90
• P/E Growth: -0.26
• Net Income: C$103.21 million
• Net Margins: 19.57%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.24%
• Return on Assets: 8.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 8.05
• Current Ratio: 0.50
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$527.32 million
• Price / Sales: 1.87
• Cash Flow: C$0.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 280.77
• Book Value: C$5.77 per share
• Price / Book: 1.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 159,614,786
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$988.02 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.81