Freehold Royalties (FRU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Freehold Royalties Ltd. engages in the acquiring and managing royalty interests in the crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and potash properties in Western Canada and the United States. Freehold Royalties Ltd. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$12.95 to C$13.19
• 50-Day Range: C$12.29 to C$14.44
• 52-Week Range: C$12.19 to C$14.84
• Volume: 201,662 shs
• Average Volume: 722,800 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.15
• Dividend Yield: 8.21%
• Price Target: C$17.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Freehold Royalties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Freehold Royalties scored higher than 54% 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Freehold Royalties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Freehold Royalties has only been the subject of 2 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 Freehold Royalties is 13.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Freehold Royalties is 13.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 107.07.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

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

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Freehold Royalties has a P/B Ratio of 2.15. 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 FRU.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Freehold Royalties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.44%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Freehold Royalties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Freehold Royalties is 108.00%. 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 FRU.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Freehold Royalties has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Freehold Royalties this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for FRU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Freehold Royalties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Freehold Royalties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.45% of the stock of Freehold Royalties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 30.04% of the stock of Freehold Royalties is held by institutions.

FRU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FRU shares performed this year?

Freehold Royalties' stock was trading at C$12.79 at the start of the year. Since then, FRU shares have increased by 2.9% and is now trading at C$13.16.
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How do I buy shares of Freehold Royalties?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Freehold Royalties own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Freehold Royalties investors own include Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Timbercreek Financial (TF), Emera (EMA), Canoe EIT Income Fund (ENDTF), Pembina Pipeline (PPL), Enbridge (ENB) and Crescent Point Energy (CPG).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/15/2025
• Today: 1/20/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 2/18 Dividend: 1/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:FRU
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.freeholdroyalties.com
• Phone: +1-403-2210802
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$17.00
• High Stock Price Target: C$18.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$1.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.16
• P/E Growth: -0.92
• Net Income: C$149.91 million
• Net Margins: 46.41%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 16.17%
• Return on Assets: 10.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 24.83
• Current Ratio: 2.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$323.04 million
• Price / Sales: 6.07
• Cash Flow: C$0.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1,983.75
• Book Value: C$6.13 per share
• Price / Book: 2.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 150,690,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.96 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.93